li·bra·tion  (l ī-br āsh ən)
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n. A slight rotational oscillation, real or apparent, of a satellite such as the moon, as viewed from the larger celestial body around which it revolves.
[Latin lībrātiō, lībrātiōn-, oscillation, from lībrātus, past participle of lībrāre, to balance, from lībra, balance.]
librate′ (lībrāt′) v. li·bration·al adj. libra·to′ry (-brə-tôr′ē) adj. |