LIBRATION


Meaning of LIBRATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lī-ˈbrā-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Latin libration-, libratio, from librare to balance, from libra scales

Date: 1667

: an oscillation in the apparent aspect of a secondary body (as a planet or a satellite) as seen from the primary object around which it revolves

• li·bra·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

• li·bra·to·ry ˈlī-brə-ˌtȯr-ē adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.