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syzygy

noun
/ˈsɪz.ɪ.d͡ʒi/

Etymology

From Late Latin sȳzygia (“a conjunction”), from Ancient Greek συζυγία (suzugía, “a union, a yoke, a pair”). This word was recognized as English in 1847 (in its astronomical meaning).

  1. derived from συζυγία
  2. borrowed from sȳzygia

Definitions

  1. An alignment of three celestial bodies (for example, the Sun, Earth, and Moon) such that…

    An alignment of three celestial bodies (for example, the Sun, Earth, and Moon) such that one body is directly between the other two, such as occurs at an eclipse.

    • The duration of an eclipse depends on the relative positions of the sun, moon, and earth in their syzygy.

  2. An archetypal pairing of contrasexual opposites, symbolizing the communication of the…

    An archetypal pairing of contrasexual opposites, symbolizing the communication of the conscious and unconscious minds.

  3. A relation between generators of a module.

    • A finitely presented module is an A-module M given by a finite number of generators and relations. Therefore it is a module with a finite generator set having a finitely generated syzygy module.
  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. The fusion of some or all of the organs.

    2. The association of two protozoa end-to-end or laterally for the purpose of asexual…

      The association of two protozoa end-to-end or laterally for the purpose of asexual exchange of genetic material.

      • When two or more arm-joints meet transversely by a rigid suture, and only the upper one is pinnule-bearing, those joints form a syzygy, whether their apposed faces are striated, dotted, or smooth.

    3. The pairing of chromosomes in meiosis.

    4. Complementary female–male pairings of the emanations known as Aeons.

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Derived

antisyzygy, syzygial, syzygic

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for syzygy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA