n. Solar perturbation of the lunar orbit. [Latin ēvectiō, ēvectiōn-, a going up, from ēvectus, past participle of ēvehere, to raise up : ē-, ex-, up from; see EX- + vehere, to carry; see wegh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] e·vection·al adj. |
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