attraction of the moon to the sun causing change in its orbit
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• An inequality of the moon`s motion is its orbit to the attraction of the sun, by which the equation of the center is diminished at the syzygies, and increased at the quadratures by about 1
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1. The act of carrying up or away; exaltation. ... 2. <astronomy> An inequality of the moon's motion is its orbit to the attraction of the sun, by which the equation of the center is diminished at the syzygies, and increased at the quadratures by about 1 deg 20'. The libration of the moon. ... Origin: L. Evectio a going up, fr. Evehere to car...
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E·vec'tion [ Latin
evectio a going up, from
evehere to carry out;
e out +
vehere to carry: confer F
évection .]
1. The act of carrying up or away; exaltation. [ Obsolete]
Bp. Pearson. 2. (Astron.) (a) An inequality of the moon's motion is its orbit...
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a periodic irregularity in the moon's motion, caused by the attraction of the sun.
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