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Meaning of "libration" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LIBRATION

From Latin librātus, from librāre to balance.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF LIBRATION

laɪˈbreɪʃən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIBRATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Libration is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LIBRATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Libration

In astronomy, libration is an oscillating motion of orbiting bodies relative to each other, notably including the motion of the Moon relative to Earth, or of Trojan asteroids relative to planets.

Definition of libration in the English dictionary

The definition of libration in the dictionary is the act or an instance of oscillating. Other definition of libration is a real or apparent oscillation of the moon enabling approximately 59 per cent of the surface to be visible from the earth over a period of time.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIBRATION

administration · adumbration · calibration · celebration · cerebration · concelebration · corporation · cribration · decerebration · decoration · elucubration · equilibration · exprobration · lucubration · noncelebration · obumbration · recalibration · terebration · vertebration · vibration

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIBRATION

libra · librae · libraire · librairie · Libran · librarian · librarianship · libraries · library · library book · library card · library edition · Library of Congress · library pictures · library science · library ticket · librate · librational · libratory · libretti

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIBRATION

accreditation · action · animation · application · association · certification · citation · combination · communication · confirmation · conversation · creation · destination · documentation · education · evaluation · excitation · federation · formation · foundation · generation

Synonyms and antonyms of libration in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «libration» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF LIBRATION

Find out the translation of libration to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of libration from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «libration» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

振动
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

libración
570 millions of speakers
en

English

libration
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

libration
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الميسان
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

либрации
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

libração
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

libration
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

libration
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Librasi
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Libration
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

秤動
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

libration
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Librasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

libration
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

நிலவு அல்லது ஏதாவது கோளின் நகரும் தோற்றம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

लिबरेशन
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

libration
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

librazione
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Libracja
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

лібрації
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

oscilare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

libration
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

libration
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

libration
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

libration
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of libration

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIBRATION»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of libration
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «libration».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about libration

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIBRATION»

Discover the use of libration in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to libration and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dynamics and Mission Design Near Libration Points: The Case ...
Annotation This book studies several problems related to the analysis of planned or possible spacecraft missions. It is divided into four chapters.
‎2001
2
Libration Point Orbits and Applications: Proceedings of the ...
This book presents the state of the art in numerical and analytical techniques as well as future trends associated with mission design for libration point orbits.
G. Gómez, Martin Wen-Yu Lo, Josep J. Masdemont, 2003
3
Dynamics and Mission Design Near Libration Points: Advanced ...
This book studies several problems related to the analysis of planned or possible spacecraft missions. It is divided into four chapters.
Gérard Gómez, 2001
4
Autonomous Navigation in Libration Point Orbits
Simulations show that this technique works well in lunar halo orbits in the Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem.
Keric A. Hill, 2007
5
Orbital Perturbations Due to Attitude Libration of an ...
Interaction between attitude libration and orbital motion of a rigid body moving in a central Newtonian field is studied.
Srinivas Narayan Mohan, 1970
6
The Moon: Our Sister Planet
One libration was first explained by Galileo himself and is really just a parallax effect. When we observe the Moon, we do so not from the centre of the Earth, but rather from some point on its surface. The view which we obtain will then depend  ...
Peter H. Cadogan, 1981
7
The Hatfield SCT Lunar Atlas: Photographic Atlas for Meade, ...
Beneath each main plate there is a small key, which shows the numbered area in which the plate lies and the Moon's optical libration when the photograph was taken. The Moon does not present exactly the same face to the Earth all the time,  ...
Jeremy Cook, 2006
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Report of the ... Meeting of the British Association for the ...
The apparent sizes of objects on the moon's disk are affected both by distance and libration. The former presents them alternately to the eye under larger and smaller angles, according as the moon is nearer to or further from us. The latter ...
British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1868
9
The Stability of Solar System and of Small Stellar Systems
The equations of variation of the three-dimensional elliptic restricted three-body problem corresponding to the equilibrium solutions (the libration points) have been separated into three Hill's equations. As regards the equation ' corresponding' ...
Yoshihide Kozai, 1974
10
Application of Solar Radiation Pressure to Formation Control ...
Finally, we extend the investigation to the Earth-Moon system.
Hongming Li, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIBRATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term libration is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat, Warhammer 40K: Chaos …
... Chaos Gate bringing turn-based squad combat similar to X-Com and Final Libration bringing giant army-based warfare on a planetary scale. «games.on.net, Jul 15»
2
NK rejects Seoul's invitation to forum - The Korea Times
... the parliamentary leaders next month on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Korea's libration from Japanese colonial rule on Aug. 15. «Korea Times, Jul 15»
3
ULFA threatens Hindi-speaking
Amid an escalating protest over Pengeri killings, the United Libration Front of Asom has threatens the Hindi-speaking people of dire ... «Assam Times, Jul 15»
4
DR Congo mission's success hinges on 'partnership' with …
However, Kobler said, joint operations against the Forces dmocratiques de libration du Rwanda (FDLR) in North Kivu, South Kivu and Katanga ... «New Kerala, Jul 15»
5
2015 Guber: Kogi In Dire Need Of Liberation- Audu
Former Kogi State governor and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Prince Abubakar Audu, has promised total libration ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
6
Hauser Williams Russell descendants celebrates 100th family reunion
The exciting planned weekend will include a commemorative libration ceremony, a fish fry, an elegant banquet, church services and family ... «Winston-Salem Chronicle, Jun 15»
7
NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Captures Pyramid on Mysterious Dwarf …
NASA released some amazing video of the moon's phases, including libration - the moon's wobble. Matt Sampson has the details. «The Weather Channel, Jun 15»
8
The myth behind sanctions
What defeated Smith was the libration war not sanctions. Of course, some talk about a combination of the two, but without elaborating what that ... «Zimbabwe Independent, Jun 15»
9
NASA FISO Telcon: German Free Flyer Study: European …
NASA FISO Telcon: German Free Flyer Study: European Perspective on an International Infrastructure in Earth-Moon Libration Point 2. «Space Ref, Jun 15»
10
China and the “Dark Side”
... they have flown spacecraft to all regions of cislunar space (including landing on the Moon), parked and loitered at libration points, returned to ... «Air & Space Magazine, May 15»
REFERENCE
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