Outrageously Funny Word Dictionary :: Chironomic

👉 The term "chironomic" is a combination of the Greek words "chionos" meaning "threefold" and "mikros" meaning "dimensions." It refers to an astronomical object that appears as three distinct, closely spaced stars in the night sky. The first star in each pair of chironomae is known as the apogee (the highest point) while the second and third are known as the perigee (the lowest point). This phenomenon was observed by

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