libration
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ʃən noun Astronomy.
a real or apparent oscillatory motion, especially of the moon.
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libration (laɪˈbreɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act or an instance of oscillating |
| 2. | 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 |
| [C17: from Latin librātus, from librāre to balance] | |
| li'brational | |
| —adj | |
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libration
in astronomy, an oscillation, apparent or real, of a satellite, such as the Moon, the surface of which may as a consequence be seen from different angles at different times from one point on its primary body
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They took advantage of libration to make a stereogram.
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