curtation

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

curtation (plural curtations)

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

Translations[edit]

interval of a planets distance

Spanish: acortamiento (es)

Anagrams[edit]

anticourt, ructation

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