[
UK
/sˈɪzɪdʒi/
]
NOUN
- the straight line configuration of 3 celestial bodies (as the sun and earth and moon) in a gravitational system
How To Use syzygy In A Sentence
- The Moon may be said to be in syzygy when it is at either of these points.
- Maximum gravitation force occurs when a syzygy and perigee occur on the same day as perihelion.
- And once I had your trust I put you to sleep, and I spoke my liturgies and undid the sweet syzygy of your being. SACRAMENT
- The last syzygy is the new or full moon preceding the chart.
- Aww, I have liked the word syzygy for years now, and I AM surprised about its frequency in titles. A Word
- Words are celebrated in vocabularic feats -- Page 117 alone delights a word-lover with "syzygy," "invigilator" and "fusee. Tom McCarthy's "C," reviewed by Samantha Hunt
- And once I had your trust I put you to sleep, and I spoke my liturgies and undid the sweet syzygy of your being. SACRAMENT
- Apocalypse-averting dolphins make me feel syzygy all over. A Word
- The rest of the story is an explanation of the nature of the twin who was killed in Central Park: it was, as originally thought, two beings, but they had been in the midst of reproductive syzygy -- "A non-sexual interflow between the nuclei of two animals" -- when they were pulled apart and killed by muggers. Archive 2006-06-01
- Words are celebrated in vocabularic feats -- Page 117 alone delights a word-lover with "syzygy," "invigilator" and "fusee. Tom McCarthy's "C," reviewed by Samantha Hunt