evection


Pronunciation key

( i-vekshən )

e•vec•tion

n.

[L. evectio a going up, carrying away or out < evectus pp. of evehere; e- out, from + vehere, to carry].

A periodical variation in the motion of the moon's orbit and created by the sun's gravity.

References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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