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inferior conjunction
inferior conjunctionn. The position of an inferior planet (Mercury or Venus) when it lies on a direct line between Earth and the sun and on the same side of the sun as Earth.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | inferior conjunction - (astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the same side of the sunastronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a wholealignment, conjunction - (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac |
inferior conjunction
inferior conjunction See conjunction.inferior conjunction[in′fir·ē·ər kən′jəŋk·shən] (astronomy) A type of configuration in which two celestial bodies have their least apparent separation; the smaller body is nearer the observer than the larger body, about which it orbits; for example, Venus is closest to the earth at its inferior conjunction. inferior conjunction
Words related to inferior conjunctionnoun (astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the same side of the sunRelated Words- astronomy
- uranology
- alignment
- conjunction
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