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evection

evection noun: modification of the lunar orbit due to the gravitational effects of the Sun.

Noun

evection (countable and uncountable, plural evections)

  1. Modification of the lunar orbit due to the gravitational effects of the Sun.

Forms of evection

pluralevections

Origin of evection

From Latin evectiōnem, from evectiō (“act of carrying”), from evect-, past participle stem of evehō (“to carry together”), combination of ex- and vehō.

Words formed from evection

Questions about evection

What does evection mean?
Evection means modification of the lunar orbit due to the gravitational effects of the Sun.
What part of speech is evection?
Evection is a noun.
What is the plural of evection?
The plural of evection is evections.

Words near evection in the dictionary

  1. eve-teases
  2. eve-teasing
  3. eve-teasings
  4. evectant
  5. evectants
  6. evection
  7. evectional
  8. evections
  9. evector
  10. evectors
  11. Evehema

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