syzygy
Definitions
General Science
- noun the conjunction or opposition of three astronomical objects such as the Sun, earth and Moon in a straight line
Astronomy
- An alignment of three celestial bodies. Examples include eclipses, which are syzygies of the Earth, Moon and Sun, or a planetary opposition or conjunction, when the Earth, the Sun and a planet are aligned.
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