appulse

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There had been a total solar eclipse, new comets, unusual sunspots and the only perfect lunar appulse in four centuries.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was an appulse of the moon, visible in most of North America and parts of Europe.

From Time Magazine Archive

The appulse or near approach is but one of the methods by which the spiral nebul� may have come into existence.

From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by Todd, David Peck

Genius has placed the more exalted spiritual natures in cometary worlds, and this last fiery revolution may be produced by the appulse of a comet.

From Consolations in Travel or, the Last Days of a Philosopher by Morley, Henry

The near approach of one heavenly body to another, or to the meridian; a coming into conjunction; as, the appulse of the moon to a star, or of a star to the meridian.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah