syzygy

Significado (Inglés)

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.
2. (countable, uncountable) An archetypal pairing of contrasexual opposites, symbolizing the communication of the conscious and unconscious minds.
3. (countable, uncountable) A relation between generators of a module.
4. (countable, uncountable) The fusion of some or all of the organs.
5. (countable, uncountable) The association of two protozoa end-to-end or laterally for the purpose of asexual exchange of genetic material.
6. (countable, uncountable) The pairing of chromosomes in meiosis.
7. (countable, uncountable) Complementary female–male pairings of the emanations known as Aeons.

Conceptos

sicigia

sizigia

Sinónimos

conjugation

syzygium

spring season

Traducciones

sizigia

syzygie

συζυγία

sizígia

Syzygie

rencontre

Syzygium

conjonction

نقطة الاقتران

Syzygy

Konjunktion

syzygia

conjunctie

samenstand

syzygie

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈsɪz.ɪ.d͡ʒi/

Etimología (Inglés)

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