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superior conjunction

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noun Astronomy.
  1. the alignment of an inferior planet and the sun in which the planet is at the far side of the sun from the earth.
Compare inferior conjunction.

Origin of superior conjunction

First recorded in 1825–35
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superior conjunction in Science

superior conjunction

[su-pîr′ē-ər]
  1. See under conjunction.
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