curtation
Meaning
The interval of a planet's orbit in which its curtate or shortened distance is less than the true distance.
Synonyms
Translations
acortamiento
escurçament
Abbreviatur
συντομογραφία
abréviation
abbreviazione
abbreviātiō
afkortingEtymology
First attested in 1584; borrowed from New Latin curtātiō, from curtō + -tiō.
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