"libration" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /laɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-libration.ogg Forms: librations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Latin lībrātiō (“a hurling, swinging”), from lībrō (“poise, cause to swing”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|lībrātiō||a hurling, swinging}} Latin lībrātiō (“a hurling, swinging”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} libration (countable and uncountable, plural librations)
  1. The act of librating. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of libration): librasie (Afrikaans), ճոճում (čočum) (Armenian), երերում (ererum) (Armenian), տատանում (tatanum) (Armenian), huojunta (Finnish), Ausschwingen [neuter] (German), Pendeln [neuter] (German), качание (kačanije) (Russian)
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  2. (astronomy) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy Translations (astronomy: apparent wobble of the moon): լիբրացիա (libracʻia) (Armenian), ճոճք (čočkʻ) (Armenian), huojunta (Finnish), libraatio (Finnish), Libration [feminine] (German), tunglvik [neuter] (Icelandic), 秤動 (hyōdō) (alt: ひょうどう) (Japanese), 칭동 (chingdong) (Korean), либра́ция (librácija) (Russian)
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  3. (by extension) A similar rotational or orbital characteristic of some other celestial body. Tags: broadly, countable, uncountable Translations (astronomy: similar characteristic of another celesial object): լիբրացիա (libracʻia) (Armenian), ճոճք (čočkʻ) (Armenian), huojunta (Finnish), libraatio (Finnish), 칭동 (chingdong) (Korean), либра́ция (librácija) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-libration-en-noun-Y8NzN9rw Disambiguation of 'astronomy: similar characteristic of another celesial object': 0 30 52 2 16
  4. (dynamics) The oscillation of an angle about a stable equilibrium point. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  5. (chemistry) A vibrational degree of freedom whereby a group of atoms partly rotates back and forth, similar to the Moon's motion. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-libration-en-noun-~MNrhAOM Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Armenian translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 35 1 33 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 13 37 3 18 30 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: libration point Related terms: librate, nutation

Inflected forms

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        ],
        [
          "angle",
          "angle"
        ],
        [
          "stable equilibrium",
          "stable equilibrium"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "dynamics",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dynamics) The oscillation of an angle about a stable equilibrium point."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Chemistry"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A vibrational degree of freedom whereby a group of atoms partly rotates back and forth, similar to the Moon's motion."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chemistry",
          "chemistry"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chemistry) A vibrational degree of freedom whereby a group of atoms partly rotates back and forth, similar to the Moon's motion."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/laɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-libration.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1c/En-us-libration.ogg/En-us-libration.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/En-us-libration.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪʃən"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "act of libration",
      "word": "librasie"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "čočum",
      "sense": "act of libration",
      "word": "ճոճում"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ererum",
      "sense": "act of libration",
      "word": "երերում"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "tatanum",
      "sense": "act of libration",
      "word": "տատանում"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "act of libration",
      "word": "huojunta"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "act of libration",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Ausschwingen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "act of libration",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Pendeln"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kačanije",
      "sense": "act of libration",
      "word": "качание"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "libracʻia",
      "sense": "astronomy: apparent wobble of the moon",
      "word": "լիբրացիա"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "čočkʻ",
      "sense": "astronomy: apparent wobble of the moon",
      "word": "ճոճք"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "astronomy: apparent wobble of the moon",
      "word": "huojunta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "astronomy: apparent wobble of the moon",
      "word": "libraatio"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "astronomy: apparent wobble of the moon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Libration"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "astronomy: apparent wobble of the moon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "tunglvik"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ひょうどう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hyōdō",
      "sense": "astronomy: apparent wobble of the moon",
      "word": "秤動"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "chingdong",
      "sense": "astronomy: apparent wobble of the moon",
      "word": "칭동"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "librácija",
      "sense": "astronomy: apparent wobble of the moon",
      "word": "либра́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "libracʻia",
      "sense": "astronomy: similar characteristic of another celesial object",
      "word": "լիբրացիա"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "čočkʻ",
      "sense": "astronomy: similar characteristic of another celesial object",
      "word": "ճոճք"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "astronomy: similar characteristic of another celesial object",
      "word": "huojunta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "astronomy: similar characteristic of another celesial object",
      "word": "libraatio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "chingdong",
      "sense": "astronomy: similar characteristic of another celesial object",
      "word": "칭동"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "librácija",
      "sense": "astronomy: similar characteristic of another celesial object",
      "word": "либра́ция"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "libration"
  ],
  "word": "libration"
}

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