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Cruithne in a sentence

Using Cruithne

  • In the example corpus, cruithne often appears in combinations such as: cruithne is, that cruithne, cruithne will.

Context around Cruithne

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

citation 1× 3753 1× year 1×

Often after:

having 1× gives 1× follows 1×

Sentence patterns with Cruithne

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

behind that cruithne will then 1× citation citation cruithne is in 1× cruithne having a 1× cruithne is mentioned 1× cruithne s distance 1× deduce that cruithne is a 1× is why cruithne is sometimes 1× of 3753 cruithne 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after many years 1× cruithne having a 1× cruithne is mentioned 1× cruithne s distance 1× meeus reference above 1× the cycle has 1×

Common sentence endings:

around the sun 2× 10 years bottom 1× earth from behind 1× moon of earth 1× not a moon 1× not a satellite 1×

Words around Cruithne

Just before it in the word index:

cruising 304 cruisin 12 cruises 294 cruiserweights 3 cruiserweight 57 cruisers 282

Just after it in the word index:

cruizer 2 cruk 7 crull 5 crullers 4 crum 31 crumb 65

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Cruithne

  • In this selection, "cruithne" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, citation, 3753, year, having, gives and follows stand out and add context to how "cruithne" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include behind that cruithne will then and citation citation cruithne is in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cruithne" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cruithne

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Because of this, Cruithne and Earth appear to "follow" each other in their paths around the Sun. (17 words)

Cruithne's distance to Earth (blue) and the Sun (yellow) plotted over 500 years (top) and 10 years (bottom). (19 words)

Then Cruithne gives up orbital energy to Earth, and drops back into the smaller orbit, thus beginning the cycle anew. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Cruithne, having a maximum near-Earth magnitude of +15.8, is fainter than Pluto and would require at least a convert reflecting telescope to be seen. citation citation Cruithne is in a normal elliptic orbit around the Sun. (38 words)

The cycle has no noticeable impact on the length of the year, because Earth's mass is over 20 billion (main) times more than that of 3753 Cruithne. (28 words)

Meeus, reference above, writes "we may not deduce that Cruithne is a "companion" of the Earth, as some authors wrote, and certainly it is not a satellite! (27 words)

Exclamation examples

Meeus, reference above, writes "we may not deduce that Cruithne is a "companion" of the Earth, as some authors wrote, and certainly it is not a satellite! (27 words)

Example sentences (11)

Cruithne, having a maximum near-Earth magnitude of +15.8, is fainter than Pluto and would require at least a convert reflecting telescope to be seen. citation citation Cruithne is in a normal elliptic orbit around the Sun.

After many years, the Earth will have fallen so far behind that Cruithne will then actually be "catching up" on the Earth from "behind".

Because of this, Cruithne and Earth appear to "follow" each other in their paths around the Sun.

Cruithne is mentioned on the QI season 1 episode "Astronomy", in which it is incorrectly described as a second moon of Earth.

Cruithne's distance to Earth (blue) and the Sun (yellow) plotted over 500 years (top) and 10 years (bottom).

Meeus, reference above, writes "we may not deduce that Cruithne is a "companion" of the Earth, as some authors wrote, and certainly it is not a satellite!

The cycle has no noticeable impact on the length of the year, because Earth's mass is over 20 billion (main) times more than that of 3753 Cruithne.

Then Cruithne gives up orbital energy to Earth, and drops back into the smaller orbit, thus beginning the cycle anew.

The next such series of close approaches will be centred on the year 2292 – in July of that year, Cruithne will approach Earth to about convert.

The orbits these two moons follow around Saturn are much simpler than the one Cruithne follows, but operate along the same general principles.

This is why Cruithne is sometimes called "Earth's second moon". citation However, it does not orbit the Earth and is not a moon.

Common combinations with cruithne

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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