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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