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单词 inferior conjunction
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Definition of inferior conjunction in English:

inferior conjunction

noun
Astronomy
  • A conjunction of Mercury or Venus with the sun, in which the planet and the earth are on the same side of the sun.

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    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mercury is at inferior conjunction on July 6, when it passes between Earth and the Sun.
    • This can only occur when Venus is at her inferior conjunction - and hasn't happened since 1882.
    • It follows from this that, each time Venus comes nearest to Earth in an inferior conjunction, the same part of its surface will be pointing towards Earth.
    • On August 5 Mercury reaches inferior conjunction, passing between Earth and the Sun.
    • Those passages, which take place every 584 days, or about every nineteen months, are known to astronomers as inferior conjunctions.

Definition of inferior conjunction in US English:

inferior conjunction

noun
Astronomy
  • A conjunction of Mercury or Venus with the sun, in which the planet and the earth are on the same side of the sun.

    〔天文〕下合

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Those passages, which take place every 584 days, or about every nineteen months, are known to astronomers as inferior conjunctions.
    • This can only occur when Venus is at her inferior conjunction - and hasn't happened since 1882.
    • Mercury is at inferior conjunction on July 6, when it passes between Earth and the Sun.
    • On August 5 Mercury reaches inferior conjunction, passing between Earth and the Sun.
    • It follows from this that, each time Venus comes nearest to Earth in an inferior conjunction, the same part of its surface will be pointing towards Earth.
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