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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEvection
/ɪˈvɛk.ʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The largest inequality or irregularity of the moon's motion, caused by the varying attraction of the sun, which affects its orbit and longitude.
"Astronomers must meticulously calculate evection to accurately predict the moon's position relative to the Earth." - 2
A formal or archaic medical term denoting carriage, lifting, or a feeling of physical relief and evacuation.
"Early medical texts occasionally referenced evection as a purgative relief of bodily humors."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'evectio', meaning 'a carrying out' or 'elevation', from 'evehere' (to carry out, exalt). Introduced into English astronomy by Ismael Boulliau in the 17th century, adapting Ptolemy's ancient Greek concept 'proslepsis' or lunar anomaly regarding the largest inequality of the moon's motion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Evection" is said worldwide
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évection
Transliteration: évection
"L'évection est la plus grande inégalité du mouvement de la lune."
Evektion
Transliteration: Evektion
"Die Evektion ist die bedeutendste Ungleichmäßigkeit in der Bewegung des Mondes."
Evezione
Transliteration: evezione
Script: evezione
"L'evezione è la principale perturbazione del moto lunare."
evección
Transliteration: evección
"La evección es la mayor desigualdad en el movimiento de la luna."
eveção
Transliteration: eveção
"A eveção é a maior irregularidade no movimento da lua."
इवेक्शन
Transliteration: ivekshana
"इवेक्शन चंद्रमा की गति में सबसे बड़ी असमानता है।"
月球 岁差 / 引力差
Transliteration: yuèqiú suìchā
Script: 月球 岁差
"岁差和引力差是影响月球轨道的重要因素。"
이벡션
Transliteration: ibek-syeon
"이벡션은 달의 운동에서 가장 큰 부등식입니다."
転道
Transliteration: tendou
"転道は月の運動における最大の不均等です。"
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