SYZYGY  

syz·y·gy  

noun  ( ASTRONOMY)

Definition:

Physical phenomenon

A pair of connected or corresponding things.

A conjunction or opposition, esp. of the moon with the sun.

Used to describe interesting configurations of planets in general.

Often used in reference to the Sun, Earth and either the Moon or a planet.

Is a straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies in a gravitational system.

Sample Sentences:

The planets were aligned in syzygy.

The last syzygy is the new or full moon preceding the chart.

"Animus and anima represent a supreme pair of opposites, the syzygy"

Syzygy's share price will once again be pushed by the special dividend payment.

The method is based upon consideration of the degree of the previous syzygy ( lunation ).

The site has been developed by interactive agency syzygy, and Mazda is expecting great things from it.

Origin

early 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek suzugia, from suzugos ‘yoked, paired,’

from sun- ‘with, together’ + the stem of zeugnunai ‘to yoke.’