单词 | evection |
释义 | evection[ ih-vek-shuhn ] / ɪˈvɛk ʃən / noun Astronomy.a periodic irregularity in the moon's motion, caused by the attraction of the sun. Origin of evection1650–60; <Latin ēvectiōn- (stem of ēvectiō) a going upwards, flight, equivalent to ēvect(us) (past participle of ēvehere to carry forth, move forth) + -iōn--ion OTHER WORDS FROM evectione·vec·tion·al, adjectiveWords nearby evectionévasé, evasion, evasive, Evatt, eve, evection, Evelyn, Evemerus, even, evenfall, evenhanded Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for evection
British Dictionary definitions for evectionevection / (ɪˈvɛkʃən) / nounirregularity in the moon's motion caused by perturbations of the sun and planets Derived forms of evectionevectional, adjectiveWord Origin for evectionC17: from Latin ēvectiō a going up, from ēvehere to lead forth, from vehere to carry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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