Evection Definition

ĭ-vĕkshən
noun
A periodical variation in the motion of the moon in its orbit, caused by the attraction of the sun.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Evection

Noun

Singular:
evection
Plural:
evections

Origin of Evection

  • Latin ēvectiō ēvectiōn- a going up from ēvectus past participle of ēvehere to raise up ē-, ex- up from ex– vehere to carry wegh- in Indo-European roots

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

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