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curtation

curtation noun: the interval of a planet's orbit in which its curtate or shortened distance is less than the true distance.

Noun

curtation (plural curtations)

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

Forms of curtation

pluralcurtations

Origin of curtation

First attested in 1584; borrowed from New Latin curtātiō, from curtō + -tiō.

Questions about curtation

What does curtation mean?
Curtation means the interval of a planet's orbit in which its curtate or shortened distance is less than the true distance.
What part of speech is curtation?
Curtation is a noun.
What is the plural of curtation?
The plural of curtation is curtations.

Words near curtation in the dictionary

  1. curtana
  2. curtanas
  3. curtate
  4. curtate cycloid
  5. curtate cycloids
  6. curtation
  7. curtations
  8. curtaxe
  9. Curtea
  10. Curtea de Argeș
  11. curted

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