CURTATION

Noun

curtation (plural curtations)

(astronomy) The interval of a planet's orbit in which its curtate or shortened distance is less than the true distance.

Anagrams

• anticourt, ructation

Source: Wiktionary


Cur*ta"tion (kr-t"shn), n. (Astron.)

Definition: The interval by which the curtate distance of a planet is less than the true distance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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