Curtation
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Curtation is a noun meaning (astronomy) The interval of a planet's orbit in which its curtate or shortened distance is less than the true distance.
Meaning
(astronomy) The interval of a planet's orbit in which its curtate or shortened distance is less than the true distance.
Word Forms
- curtations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include compression, elongation, digression, occultation, rectification, aberration.
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