lation

See also: Lation

English

Etymology

From Latin lātiō.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

lation

1. (astrology, obsolete) Motion of a celestial object from one place to another; local motion.

   Copernicus placed the Sun at the centre of the Universe, exempt from any sort of lation.

   • 17th century, John Donne, Elegy XI: The Autumnal

     Since such love's natural lation is, may still

     My love descend, and journey down the hill,

     Not panting after growing beauties. So,

     I shall ebb on with them who homeward go.

References

• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “lation”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Latino, Latino-, Natoli, NoLIta, latino, talion