Look up: syzygy


  1. Syzygy
    [The X-Files] "Syzygy" is the thirteenth episode of the third season of the science fiction television series The X-Files. The episode first aired in the United States on January 26, 1996, on Fox. It was written by series creator Chris Carter and directed by Rob Bowman. "Syzygy" earned a Nie...
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  2. syzygy
    [n] - the straight line configuration of 3 celestial bodies (as the sun and earth and moon) in a gravitational system
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=syzygy

  3. Syzygy
    The position of the Moon in its orbit when it is either Full or New.
    Found op http://www.delscope.demon.co.uk/astronomy/glossary.htm

  4. syzygy
    In some parasitic protozoa the pairing of gamonts prior to sexual fusion, in gregarines the end-to-end attachment of the sporonts, in some crinoids the fusion of organs or skeletal elements.
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  5. Syzygy
    Syz'y·gy (sĭz'ĭ*jȳ) noun ; plural Syzygies (- jĭz). [ Latin syzygia a joining together, conjunction, Greek syzygi`a ; sy`n with + zeygny`nai to join, zygo`n ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/269

  6. Syzygy
    Syz'y·gy (sĭz'ĭ*jȳ) noun The intimately united and apparently fused condition of certain low organisms during conjugation.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/269

  7. syzygy
    Origin: L. Syzygia a joining together, conjunction, Gr.; with + to join, yoke: cf. F. Syzygie. See Yoke. ... 1. <astronomy> 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. ... 2. The coupling together of different fee...
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  8. syzygy
    noun the straight line configuration of 3 celestial bodies (as the sun and earth and moon) in a gravitational system
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=syzygy

  9. Syzygy
    • (n.) The intimately united and apparently fused condition of certain low organisms during conjugation. • (n.) 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. &bu...
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  10. syzygy
    (from the article `spring tide`) tide of maximal range, near the time of new and full moon when the Sun and Moon are in syzygy—i.e., aligned with the Earth. Conjunction is the time ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/202



  1. syzygy
    syzygy, syzygium, syzygial The conjunction and fusion of organs without loss of identity.
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2351/2

  2. syzygy
    using different types of feet (e.g., iambic and trochaic) in the same verse.
    Found op http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display_rpo/terminology.cfm#acatalectic

  3. syzygy
    The condition when three astronomical bodies are in a straight line. The Moon at the moment of new moon or full moon, or a planet at the time of opposition or solar conjunction, are in syzygy.
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/S/syzygy.html

  4. syzygy
    syzygy (siz'ujē) , in astronomy, alignment of three bodies of the solar system along a straight or nearly straight line. A planet is in syzygy with the earth and sun when it is in opposition or conjunction, i.e., when its elongation is 180° or 0°. The moon is in syzygy with the ear...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0847526.html

  5. syzygy
    Type: Term Pronunciation: siz′i-jē Definitions: 1. The association of gregarine protozoans end-to-end or in lateral pairing (without sexual fusion). 2. Pairing of chromosomes in meiosis. Synonyms: syzygium
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=89427

  6. Syzygy
    [Gnosticism] "Boris Bikes" from the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme waiting for use at a docking station in Hyde Park. Credit: ZanMan ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syzygy_(Gnosticism)

  7. Syzygy
    [astronomy] In astronomy, a syzygy is a straight line configuration of three celestial bodies in a gravitational system. The word is often used in reference to the Sun, the Earth and either the Moon or a planet, where the latter is in conjunction or opposition. Solar and lunar eclipses occur...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syzygy_(astronomy)

  8. Syzygy
    [mathematics] In mathematics, a syzygy (from Greek συζυγία `pair`) is a relation between the generators of a module M. The set of all such relations is called the "first syzygy module of M". A relation between generators of the first syzygy module is called a "second syzygy" of M, and...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syzygy_(mathematics)

  9. Syzygy
    [poetry] In poetry, a syzygy is the combination of two metrical feet into a single unit, similar to an elision. Consonantal or phonetic syzygy is also similar to the effect of alliteration, where one consonant is used repeatedly throughout a passage, but not necessarily at the beginning of e...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syzygy_(poetry)

  10. syzygy
    1) Celestial line-up 2) Physical phenomenon
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/syzygy/1

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