Etymology

curtation

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Today it means: The interval of a planet's orbit in which its curtate or shortened distance is less than the true distance. Full definition →

New Latin curtātiō
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromcurtātiō
  2. English todaycurtation

First attested in 1584; borrowed from New Latin curtātiō, from curtō + -tiō.

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