Definition of superior conjunction in English:

superior conjunction

noun

Astronomy

A conjunction of Mercury or Venus with the sun, when the planet and the earth are on opposite sides of the sun.
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Example sentencesExamples
- Mercury cannot be seen during most of February because it is on the other side of the Sun relative to Earth: the innermost planet reaches superior conjunction on the 14th.
- The planet reaches superior conjunction on the 17th, making it invisible in the solar glare as it passes behind the Sun.
- Studies of the motions of Venus as it neared inferior and superior conjunctions - passing on our side and on the far side of the Sun - helped validate the heliocentric model of the cosmos.
- Venus, which reached superior conjunction with the Sun on March 31, remains essentially hidden deep in the glow of sunset all month.
- Mercury reaches superior conjunction, opposite Earth in its solar orbit, on the 3rd and passes from the morning to the evening sky.

Definition of superior conjunction in US English:

superior conjunction

noun

Astronomy

A conjunction of Mercury or Venus with the sun, when the planet and the earth are on opposite sides of the sun.
〔天文〕上合
Example sentencesExamples
- Mercury reaches superior conjunction, opposite Earth in its solar orbit, on the 3rd and passes from the morning to the evening sky.
- Venus, which reached superior conjunction with the Sun on March 31, remains essentially hidden deep in the glow of sunset all month.
- Mercury cannot be seen during most of February because it is on the other side of the Sun relative to Earth: the innermost planet reaches superior conjunction on the 14th.
- Studies of the motions of Venus as it neared inferior and superior conjunctions - passing on our side and on the far side of the Sun - helped validate the heliocentric model of the cosmos.
- The planet reaches superior conjunction on the 17th, making it invisible in the solar glare as it passes behind the Sun.

单词	superior conjunction
释义	Definition of superior conjunction in English: superior conjunction noun Astronomy A conjunction of Mercury or Venus with the sun, when the planet and the earth are on opposite sides of the sun. 〔天文〕上合 Example sentencesExamples Mercury cannot be seen during most of February because it is on the other side of the Sun relative to Earth: the innermost planet reaches superior conjunction on the 14th. The planet reaches superior conjunction on the 17th, making it invisible in the solar glare as it passes behind the Sun. Studies of the motions of Venus as it neared inferior and superior conjunctions - passing on our side and on the far side of the Sun - helped validate the heliocentric model of the cosmos. Venus, which reached superior conjunction with the Sun on March 31, remains essentially hidden deep in the glow of sunset all month. Mercury reaches superior conjunction, opposite Earth in its solar orbit, on the 3rd and passes from the morning to the evening sky. Definition of superior conjunction in US English: superior conjunction noun Astronomy A conjunction of Mercury or Venus with the sun, when the planet and the earth are on opposite sides of the sun. 〔天文〕上合 Example sentencesExamples Mercury reaches superior conjunction, opposite Earth in its solar orbit, on the 3rd and passes from the morning to the evening sky. Venus, which reached superior conjunction with the Sun on March 31, remains essentially hidden deep in the glow of sunset all month. Mercury cannot be seen during most of February because it is on the other side of the Sun relative to Earth: the innermost planet reaches superior conjunction on the 14th. Studies of the motions of Venus as it neared inferior and superior conjunctions - passing on our side and on the far side of the Sun - helped validate the heliocentric model of the cosmos. The planet reaches superior conjunction on the 17th, making it invisible in the solar glare as it passes behind the Sun.
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