libration — İngilizce Sözlük

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1. The act of librating.

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2. The apparent wobble or variation in the visible side of the Moon that permanently faces the Earth, allowing observers on Earth to see, over a period of time, slightly more than half of the lunar surface.

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3. A similar rotational or orbital characteristic of some other celestial body.

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4. The oscillation of an angle about a stable equilibrium point.

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5. A vibrational degree of freedom whereby a group of atoms partly rotates back and forth, similar to the Moon's motion.

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6. A wavering between two opposing thoughts or choices.

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   We may not quarrel with attempts to picture the libration of emotion which sways Clytaemestra as she veers from love for her husband to the desire to take vengeance upon him[…]

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1. (astronomy) a real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite

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   oscillationvariation

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   the libration of the moon