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syzygy

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The point of an orbit, as of the moon or a planet, at which it is in conjunction or opposition; -- commonly used in the plural.

The coupling together of different feet; as, in Greek verse, an iambic syzygy.

Any one of the segments of an arm of a crinoid composed of two joints so closely united that the line of union is obliterated on the outer, though visible on the inner, side.

The immovable union of two joints of a crinoidal arm. T () the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant. With the letter h it forms the digraph th, which has two distinct sounds, as in thin, then. See Guide to Pronunciation, //262-264, and also //153, 156, 169, 172, 176, 178-180.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Approximately twice a month, around new moon and full moon when the Sun, Moon, and Earth form a line (a condition known as syzygy citation ), the tidal force due to the sun reinforces that due to the Moon. Source: Internet

In Babylonian, Greek and Indian practice the Dark Moon is the 12 degrees of angular distance between the Moon and Sun before conjunction ( syzygy ). Source: Internet

In such a case, a syzygy takes place. Source: Internet

This can occur only when the sun, Earth and moon are aligned (in " syzygy ") exactly, or very closely so, with the Earth in the middle. Source: Internet

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