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Libration

/laɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/

The act of librating.

📖 Definitions of "Libration"

noun

1
The act of librating.
2
The apparent wobble or variation in the visible side of the Moon that permanently faces the Earth, allowing observers on Earth to see, over a period of time, slightly more than half of the lunar surface.
3
(by extension) A similar rotational or orbital characteristic of some other celestial body.
4
A vibrational degree of freedom whereby a group of atoms partly rotates back and forth, similar to the Moon's motion.

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Word	Definition
levigationnoun	The act or operation of levigating (making into fine powder)
liberatingverb	The act of liberating; liberation.
liberationnoun	The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
libationnoun	(often humorous) A beverage, especially an alcoholic one.
lutationnoun	The act or method of luting vessels, of cementing vessels using lute (the material)
relubricationnoun	The act of relubricating.
lawingnoun	Going to law; litigation.
lavementnoun	(archaic) A washing, a bathing.
lavingnoun	The act by which something is laved or washed.
levynoun	The act of levying.
levelagenoun	The act or process of leveling.
latheringverb	The act of lathering; a covering with lather.
lissnoun	A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7727).
freeingverb	The act of making something free; liberation.
levyingnoun	The act by which something is levied.
laryngealizationnoun	The process or result of laryngealizing.
liberalizationnoun	(economics) the lessening of government regulations and restrictions in an economy in exchange for greater participation by private entitiesᵂᵖ
laetificationnoun	An act or instance of laetificating.
sinistrationnoun	(rare) An act of turning to the left.
lamentationnoun	The act of lamenting.