syzygy

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I used to love the word syzygy because, in the Oxford Illustrated Dictionary, its definition (in the mathematical sense) went something like: "A group of rational, integral functions, which, when severally multiplied together, the sum of the products vanishes identically."

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  1. noun Astronomy Either of two points in the orbit of a celestial body where the body is in opposition to or in conjunction with the sun.
  2. noun Astronomy Either of two points in the orbit of the moon when the moon lies in a straight line with the sun and Earth.
  3. noun Astronomy The configuration of the sun, the moon, and Earth lying in a straight line.
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  • Monk's face was blank with astonishment A syzygy," Monk said, "is probably the word for it Johnny seemed surprised that Monk should know what such a word meant. —  113 - The Man Who Fell Up
  • This means that the expected solar sunspot cycle maximum (for cycle 24) in 2012 - 2013 will occur after syzygy and the peak sunspot number will be less than 80. —  PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
  • Thus at new and full moons, the Antarctic tides are strongest on the day of the syzygy, and for a day or two later. —  WordPress.com News
  • : O regularjen: @syzygy [late reply] Thank you for that! —  regularjen.com
  • I used to love the word syzygy because, in the Oxford Illustrated Dictionary, its definition (in the mathematical sense) went something like: "A group of rational, integral functions, which, when severally multiplied together, the sum of the products vanishes identically." —  BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
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  1. Late Latin sȳzygia, from Greek suzugiā, union, from suzugos, paired : sun-, su-, syn- + zugon, yoke; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French syzygie = Portuguese syzigio, from Latin syzygia (New Latin, in zoology, syzygium), from Greek συζυγία, a conjunction, coupling, pair, in prosody a syzygy, from σύζυγος, yoked together, paired, from συζευγνύναι, yoke or join together, conjoin, couple, from σύν, together, + ζευγνύναι (√ ζυγ), yoke, join: see join, yoke.
 

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