curtation

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curtation

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First attested in 1584; borrowed from New Latin curtātiō, from curtō + -tiō.

noun curtations

The interval of a planet's orbit in which its curtate or shortened distance is less than the true distance.

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noun interval of a planets distance

Español	acortamiento

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@misc{curtation_2026,
  title = {curtation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/curtation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}