Antilibration

/ˌæntɪlɪˈbreɪʃən/ noun

Definition

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.

Etymology

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.

Kelly Says

Antilibration is a word that shows how scientific terminology branches infinitely—once astronomers described libration, someone needed a word for its opposite, creating a term that almost no one uses but that's perfectly logical.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
反振動
fan-zin-do
ARالعربية
مقاومة الاهتزاز
muqāwamah al-ihṭizāz
BNবাংলা
প্রতি-জীবন
proti-jeevan
CACatalà
anti-libració
anti-li-bra-syo
CSČeština
antilibration
anti-li-bra-syon
DADansk
antilibration
anti-li-bra-syon
DEDeutsch
Antilibration
anti-li-bra-syon
ELΕλληνικά
αντι-λιμπρασιόν
anti-li-bra-syon
ESEspañol
antilibration
anti-li-bra-syon
FAفارسی
ضدحرکت
pid-har-kat
FISuomi
antilibratio
anti-li-bra-tio
FRFrançais
antilibration
anti-li-bra-syon
GUGU
અનુલિપ્તિ
anu-li-p-ti
HAHA
fada-fada
fa-da-fa-da
HEעברית
התנגדות לליברציה
hitnegdut le-li-ber-tsi-ya
HIहिन्दी
प्रति-जीवन
prati-jeevan
HUMagyar
antilibráció
anti-li-bra-syo
IDBahasa Indonesia
anti-getaran
anti-ge-ta-ran
IGIG
nke-nke
nke-nke
ITItaliano
antilibratione
anti-li-bra-syo-ne
JA日本語
反振動
はんしんどう
KKKK
жөн
jon
KMKM
ប្រឆាំង នឹង ការ វិបត្ត
bra-cha-m-ng ne-ng ka-r vip-at
KO한국어
반진동
banjin-dong
MRMR
अनुलिप्ती
anu-li-p-ti
MSBahasa Melayu
anti-getaran
anti-ge-ta-ran
MYမြန်မာ
ပြင်းထွင်း
pyin-h-twing
NLNederlands
antilibratie
anti-li-bra-tie
NONorsk
antilibration
anti-li-bra-syon
PAPA
ਅਨુલਿਪ્તિ
anu-li-p-ti
PLPolski
antylibracja
anty-li-bra-cya
PTPortuguês
antilibração
anti-li-bra-syon
RORomână
antilibration
anti-li-bra-syon
RUРусский
анти berkata
anti-li-bra-tsyya
SVSvenska
antilibration
anti-li-bra-syon
SWKiswahili
kuzuia mzunguko
ku-zu-ia m-zung-u-ko
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்பட்டு
eṭhir-pattu
TEతెలుగు
కంటిపెట్ట
kanti-petta
THไทย
ป้องกันการสั่น
pong-kan-kan-sa-n
TLTL
anti-pa-g-a-ran
anti-pa-ga-ran
TRTürkçe
antilibration
anti-li-bra-syon
UKУкраїнська
анти berkata
anti-li-bra-tsyya
URاردو
مخالفتِ
makhālfeti
VITiếng Việt
chống rung
chong rung
YOYO
ti-ti-ti-ti
ti-ti-ti-ti
ZH中文
反振动
fǎn zhèn dòng
ZUZU
ukuthi-thuthi
u-ku-thi-thu-thi

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