sciamachy

American  

[sahy-am-uh-kee] / saɪˈæm ə ki /

noun

plural

sciamachies

1. an act or instance of fighting a shadow or an imaginary enemy.

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sciamachy British  

/ saɪˈæməkɪ, skaɪˈæməkɪ /

noun

1. rare a fight with an imaginary enemy

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Etymology

Origin of sciamachy

1615–25; < Greek skiamachía, equivalent to skiá shadow + -machia -machy

Example Sentences

Previously unpublished measurements of methane captured by Sentinel-5P and its predecessor Sciamachy show a worldwide increase in atmospheric levels of this potent greenhouse gas, particularly in industrialized countries and emerging economies.

From Washington Times

Together, these satellites will extend a continuous record of CO2 measurements that began in 2002 with SCIAMACHY, a spectrometer on the European Space Agency’s Envisat probe.

From Nature

"My life is grown a bore," said he, "One long round of sciamachy; I think I'll do a little good, By way of change from angelhood."

From Project Gutenberg