librate

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English [edit]

A librating molecule.

Noun [edit]

librate (plural librates)

  1. (obsolete) A piece of land having a value of one pound per year

Verb [edit]

librate (third-person singular simple present librates, present participle librating, simple past and past participle librated)

  1. To oscillate (like the beam of a balance)
    • Clifton
      Their parts all librate on too nice a beam.

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References [edit]

  • OED 2nd edition 1989

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Italian [edit]

Verb [edit]

librate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of librarsi
  2. second-person plural imperative of librarsi
  3. Feminine plural of librato

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Latin [edit]

Participle [edit]

lībrāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of lībrātus
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