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Syzygy: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Syzygy noun. The lining up of three heavenly bodies in a straight line, such as the Sun, Earth and Moon.
How to say it
SIZ-ih-jee/ˈsɪzɪdʒi/
3 syllables, stressed on the first (SIZ).
Syzygy in a sentence
Spring tides come at syzygy, when the Sun and Moon pull together.
A total eclipse is a syzygy you can watch through a pinhole in cardboard.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- alignment
- conjunction
Where syzygy comes from
From Greek suzugia, a yoking together, from suzugos, yoked.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
A total eclipse is a _____ you can watch through a pinhole in cardboard.
- syzygy
- furcula
- pareidolia
Show the answer
syzygy: A total eclipse is a syzygy you can watch through a pinhole in cardboard.