Antilibration

/ˌæntɪlɪˈbreɪʃən/ noun

Opposition or resistance to libration, or the quality of being unable to oscillate or balance; in astronomy, a counteraction to the moon's apparent rocking motion.

From anti- (against) plus libration, from Latin 'librare' (to balance or swing). Libration itself describes the apparent wobbling motion of the moon; antilibration emerged in specialized astronomical contexts.

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