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syzygy (sĭz`əjē), 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 opposition, in astronomy, alignment of two celestial bodies on opposite sides of the sky as viewed from earth. Opposition of the moon or planets is often determined in reference to the sun.
..... Click the link for more information. or conjunction conjunction, in astronomy, alignment of two celestial bodies as seen from the earth. Conjunction of the moon and the planets is often determined by reference to the sun.
..... Click the link for more information. , i.e., when its elongation elongation, in astronomy, the angular distance between two points in the sky as measured from a third point. The elongation of a planet is usually measured as the angular distance from the sun to the planet as measured from the earth.
..... Click the link for more information. is 180° or 0°. The moon is in syzygy with the earth and sun when it is new or full.

syzygy [′siz·ə·jē]

(astronomy)

One of the two points in a celestial object's orbit where it is in conjunction with or opposition to the sun.

Those points in the moon's orbit where the moon, earth, and sun are in a straight line.

The alignment of any three objects within the solar system, or within any other system of objects in orbit about a star.

(invertebrate zoology)

End-to-end union of the sporonts of certain gregarine protozoans.

Syzygy

a general name for the two phases of the moon—new moon and full moon—when the sun, earth, and moon are positioned along a straight line. This arrangement gives rise to a number of astronomical and geophysical phenomena. For example, eclipses of the sun and moon are observed during syzygy, and it is during syzygy that tides reach their highest point. The term “syzygy” is sometimes used in reference to planets at moments of the planets’ conjunction and opposition with respect to the sun.

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INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Swedish web content management platforms provider EPiServer AB said on Tuesday (20 May) that it has received a major web development contract through the UK-based digital marketing agency Syzygy.

Sweden's EPiServer AB to develop and manage Mazda's European websites by Internet Business News

There aren’t the great dances that are on temporary leave of absence: Sunset, Big Bertha, Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rehearsal), Last Look, Company B, Syzygy.

Taylor's Test of Time: 80's Ballets Spring to Life at City Center by Robert Gottlieb / The New York Observer

Building green buildings with healthy surroundings will create a critical syzygy, aligning clean energy production with sustainable forestry (e.

Climate change: healthy solutions by Epstein, Paul R. / Environmental Health Perspectives

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