curtation

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Synonyms: curation, certation, curvation, creation, purgation, gustation, captation, mutation, duration, nutation, hortation

Antonyms: curation, certation, curvation, creation, purgation, gustation, captation, mutation, duration, nutation, hortation

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|astronomy}} The [[interval]] of a [[planet]]'s [[orbit]] in which its [[curtate]] or [[shortened]] distance is less than the true [[distance]].

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