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libration

About 0.06 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The act of librating.
  2. noun 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. noun A similar rotational or orbital characteristic of some other celestial body.
  4. noun The oscillation of an angle about a stable equilibrium point.
  5. noun A vibrational degree of freedom whereby a group of atoms partly rotates back and forth, similar to the Moon's motion.
  6. noun A wavering between two opposing thoughts or choices.

Similar words

levigation liberating liberation libation lutation relubrication lawing lavement laving levy

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Word family

librational librations libratory

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