Syz"y*gy (s&ibreve;z"&ibreve;*j&ybreve;),
n.; pl. Syzygies (-
j&ibreve;z). [L. syzygia a joining together, conjunction, Gr.
syzygi`a; sy`n with + zeygny`nai to
join, zygo`n yoke: cf. F. syzygie. See Yoke,
n.] 1. (Astron.) The
point of an orbit, as of the moon or a planet, at which it is in
conjunction or opposition; -- commonly used in the plural.
2. (Gr. & L. Pros.) The coupling
together of different feet; as, in Greek verse, an iambic
syzygy.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) Any
one of the segments of an arm of a crinoid composed of two joints so
closely united that the line of union is obliterated on the outer,
though visible on the inner, side. (b) The
immovable union of two joints of a crinoidal arm.
Line of syzygies (Astron.), the
straight line connecting the earth, the sun, and the moon or a planet,
when the latter is in conjunction or opposition; -- used chiefly of
the moon.
Syz"y*gy (s&ibreve;z"&ibreve;*j&ybreve;),
n. The intimately united and apparently fused
condition of certain low organisms during conjugation.
T.
Syz"y*gy (s&ibreve;z"&ibreve;*j&ybreve;),
n.; pl. Syzygies (-
j&ibreve;z). [L. syzygia a joining together, conjunction, Gr.
syzygi`a; sy`n with + zeygny`nai to
join, zygo`n yoke: cf. F. syzygie. See Yoke,
n.] 1. (Astron.) The
point of an orbit, as of the moon or a planet, at which it is in
conjunction or opposition; -- commonly used in the plural.
2. (Gr. & L. Pros.) The coupling
together of different feet; as, in Greek verse, an iambic
syzygy.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) Any
one of the segments of an arm of a crinoid composed of two joints so
closely united that the line of union is obliterated on the outer,
though visible on the inner, side. (b) The
immovable union of two joints of a crinoidal arm.
Line of syzygies (Astron.), the
straight line connecting the earth, the sun, and the moon or a planet,
when the latter is in conjunction or opposition; -- used chiefly of
the moon.
Syz"y*gy (s&ibreve;z"&ibreve;*j&ybreve;),
n. The intimately united and apparently fused
condition of certain low organisms during conjugation.
T.
