Curtate Definition

kûrtāt
adjective
Shortened; abbreviated.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to the orbital path of a solar system body when projected onto the ecliptic plane.
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Origin of Curtate

  • Latin curtātus past participle of curtāre to shorten from curtus cut short curt

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin curtatus, past participle of curtare (“to shorten”).

    From Wiktionary

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