Syzygy
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Syzygy may refer to:
- Syzygy (astronomy)Syzygy (astronomy)In astronomy, a syzygy is a straight line configuration of three celestial bodies in a gravitational system. The word is usually used in reference to the Sun, the Earth and either the Moon or a planet, where the latter is in conjunction or opposition. Solar and lunar eclipses occur at times of...
, a straight line configuration of three celestial bodies - Syzygy (Gnosticism), male-female pairings of the emanations known as aeons
- Syzygy (mathematics)Syzygy (mathematics)In mathematics, a syzygy is a relation between the generators of a module M. The set of all such relations is called the "first syzygy module of M". A relation between generators of the first syzygy module is called a "second syzygy" of M, and the set of all such relations is called the...
, a relation between the generators of a module - Syzygy (poetry)Syzygy (poetry)In poetry, a syzygy is the combination of two metrical feet into a single unit, similar to an elision.Consonantal or phonetic syzygy is also similar to the effect of alliteration, where one consonant is used repeatedly throughout a passage, but not necessarily at the beginning of each word....
, the combination of two metrical feet into a single unit - Syzygy (The X-Files)Syzygy (The X-Files)"Syzygy" is a 1996 episode of The X-Files television series. It was the thirteenth episode broadcast in the show's third season. "Syzygy" is about Mulder and Scully investigating murders of high school students in a small town where everyone - and they as well - are acting strangely.-Plot:In...
, an episode of The X-Files - Syzygy DarklockSyzygy DarklockSyzygy Darklock is a fictional character in the space opera comic book series Dreadstar created by Jim Starlin. He first appeared in the 1981 graphic novel The Price, which was originally published in black and white in Eclipse Graphic Album Series #5 . It was reprinted, with colorized artwork, in...
, a fictional character in the comic book series Dreadstar - SyzygysSyzygysSyzygys is a band composed of duo Hitomi Shimizu on organ and Hiromi Nishida on violin. They play "microtonal pop music", specifically just intonation in the form of Harry Partch's 43-tone scale....
, a Japanese band - A concept in the philosophy of Vladimir SolovyovVladimir Solovyov (philosopher)Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov was a Russian philosopher, poet, pamphleteer, literary critic, who played a significant role in the development of Russian philosophy and poetry at the end of the 19th century...
- A term used by Carl JungCarl JungCarl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and the founder of Analytical Psychology. Jung is considered the first modern psychiatrist to view the human psyche as "by nature religious" and make it the focus of exploration. Jung is one of the best known researchers in the field of dream analysis and...
to mean a union of opposites - Epirrhematic syzygy: a system of symmetrically corresponding verse forms in Greek Old Comedy, see Aristophanes#Dramatic structure
- Syzygy, an alternative electronica music duo featuring Dominic GlynnDominic GlynnDominic Glynn is a British composer, known for his arrangement of the Doctor Who theme music which served as the series' theme for Season 23 of the programme...
- The first company founded by Nolan Bushnell
- An anatomical feature of crinoidCrinoidCrinoids are marine animals that make up the class Crinoidea of the echinoderms . Crinoidea comes from the Greek word krinon, "a lily", and eidos, "form". They live both in shallow water and in depths as great as 6,000 meters. Sea lilies refer to the crinoids which, in their adult form, are...
s - Syzygy (biology), the pairing of chromosomes in meiosisMeiosisMeiosis is a special type of cell division necessary for sexual reproduction. The cells produced by meiosis are gametes or spores. The animals' gametes are called sperm and egg cells....
See also
- Caledonian AntisyzygyCaledonian AntisyzygyThe term Caledonian Antisyzygy refers to the "idea of dueling polarities within one entity", thought of as typical for the Scottish psyche and literature. It was first coined by G...
, a term referring to the Scottish psyche and literature