syzygy
/siz-i-jee/US // ˈsɪz ɪ dʒi //UK // (ˈsɪzɪdʒɪ) //
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural syz·y·gies.
- : Astronomy. an alignment of three celestial objects, as the sun, the earth, and either the moon or a planet: Syzygy in the sun-earth-moon system occurs at the time of full moon and new moon.
- : Classical Prosody. a group or combination of two feet, sometimes restricted to a combination of two feet of different kinds.
- : any two related things, either alike or opposite.
Examples
I have a sneaking friendliness even now for anyone to whom the word ‘syzygy’ carries no special meaning.
In the case of free parasites, a well-developed cyst is secreted by the syzygy, which rotates and gradually becomes spherical.
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