inferior conjunction
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of inferior conjunction
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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This bright and effervescent neighbor — at -4.2 magnitude, according to the United States Naval Observatory — reaches inferior conjunction on Jan. 8, which means that Venus moves between the sun and Earth.
From Washington Post • Jan. 1, 2022
After the first week in March of this year therefore Mercury will again be approaching inferior conjunction, and again will pass at her closest point to the earth.
From The Fire People by Cummings, Ray
When at inferior conjunction Venus approaches nearer to the Earth than any other planet, its distance then being 27,000,000 miles.
From The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Orchard, Thomas Nathaniel
It becomes narrower and sharper as it approaches inferior conjunction, until it resembles a curved luminous thread prior to its disappearance at the conjunction.
From The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Orchard, Thomas Nathaniel
The planet attains its greatest brilliancy at an elongation 40� west or east of the Sun—five weeks before and after inferior conjunction.
From The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Orchard, Thomas Nathaniel
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