Syene

American  

[sahy-ee-nee] / saɪˈi ni /

noun

1. ancient name of Aswan.

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Syene British  

/ saɪˈiːnɪ /

noun

1. transliteration of the Ancient Greek name for Aswan

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Example Sentences

If the sun is directly overhead at Syene on the solstice, then the simultaneous angle of the sun’s shadow back at Alexandria, a, must by definition be the same as the angle 3 between two lines drawn from the earth’s center to Syene and Alexandria.

From Literature

It assumes that the well in Syene was sunk perpendicularly to the surface of the earth.

From Literature

Eratosthenes asked himself how, at the same moment, a stick in Syene could cast no shadow and a stick in Alexandria, far to the north, could cast a pronounced shadow.

From Literature

Consider a map of ancient Egypt with two vertical sticks of equal length, one stuck in Alexandria, the other in Syene.

From Literature

But how could it be that at the same instant there was no shadow at Syene and a substantial shadow at Alexandria?

From Literature