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libration

lib·ra·tion

UK/laɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/ US/ˌlaɪˈbreɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

(astronomy) a real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite

  • “the libration of the moon”

Origin

From Latin lībrātiō (“a hurling, swinging”), from lībrō (“poise, cause to swing”).

Phrases

  • libration point

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