curtate

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Synonyms: curate, curvate

Antonyms: curate, curvate

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Adjective

1. [[shortened|Shortened]], having been [[shortened]].
2. {{lb|en|astronomy}} Describing any distance measured in the [[w:ecliptic|ecliptic plane]] between the Sun (or Earth) and the [[w:orthogonal projection|orthogonal projection]] of an astronomical object (particularly another planet) onto said plane.
3. {{lb|en|actuarial science|of a lifetime random variable}} [[rounded down|Rounded down]].
4. {{lb|en|mathematics}} Describing a [[w:trochoid|trochoid]] as traced from a point within a circle.

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