When an inferior planet is situated in the same longitude as the sun, and has that luminary between it and the earth, it is said to be in superior conjunction.
·noun The act of conjoining, or the state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; associat...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
, in nautical astronomy, is when two bodies have the same longitude or right ascension. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
sŭpĕrĭor, ōris, v. superus. ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
superior ius, gen.ōris, comp.of superus. ...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
·noun The head of a monastery, convent, abbey, or the like. II. Superior ·adj Pointing toward the a...
Is the moon in conjunction with the sun at the time of new moon, both luminaries having then the sam...
Mercury or Venus is said to be in inferior conjunction, when it is situated in the same longitude as...
GERMA´NIA SUPE´RIOR[GALLIA,p. 967.] ...
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
Those which revolve about the sun as a centre, outside the earth's orbit; the opposite of inferior. ...
The inclined upper surface of a parapet. ...