conjunction

the act of joining together; combination; union

simultaneous occurrence of events; coincidence

conj.��any word or group of words, other than a relative pronoun, that connects words, phrases, or clauses; for example and and while See also coordinating conjunction subordinating conjunction

astronomy

1. the position of any two bodies that appear to meet, such as two celestial bodies on the celestial sphere

2. Also called: solar conjunction.��the position of a planet or the moon when it is in line with the sun as seen from the earth. The inner planets are in inferior conjunction when the planet is between the earth and the sun and in superior conjunction when the sun lies between the earth and the planet Compare opposition

astrology an exact aspect of 0° between two planets, etc, an orb of 8° being allowed See opposition square

logic

1. the operator that forms a compound sentence from two given sentences, and corresponds to the English and

2. a sentence so formed. Usually written p&q, p∧q, or p.q., where p,q are the component sentences, it is true only when both these are true

3. the relation between such sentences

The position of two celestial bodies when they have the same celestial longitude, especially a configuration in which a planet or the Moon lies on a straight line from Earth to or through the Sun. Planets in this position are not visible to the naked eye because they are in line with the Sun and obscured by its glare; the Moon in this position is new.

◆ The inner planets Mercury and Venus have two conjunction points with Earth. Either planet is at inferior conjunction when it lies directly between the Earth and the Sun, and is at superior conjunction when it lies directly opposite Earth on the far side of the Sun. The outer planets have only one conjunction point with Earth, when they lie opposite Earth on the far side of the Sun.

Compare opposition See more at elongation