Definition
The act of shortening or reducing something; in astronomy, the amount by which something is shortened or compressed.
Etymology
From Latin curtatio, formed from curtatus. The term appears in technical medieval and Renaissance texts, particularly in discussions of astronomical calculations and mathematical reductions.
Kelly Says
Medieval astronomers used curtation as a deliberate simplification technique—it's actually an early ancestor of the modern concept of 'rounding' or 'significant figures' in science!
Translations
ARالعربية
اختصار
ikhtisar
BNবাংলা
সংক্ষেপ
song-khep
CACatalà
Cortana
kor-ta-na
CSČeština
zkrácení
zkrat-ce-ni
DEDeutsch
Curtierung
kur-tee-rung
ELΕλληνικά
συντομοποίηση
sin-to-mo-poi-ē-si
ESEspañol
curtación
kor-ta-ción
FAفارسی
کوتاه کردن
koh-tah ke-dar-an
FISuomi
lyhennys
ly-he-nys
FRFrançais
curtation
kor-ta-syon
HIहिन्दी
संक्षेपण
san-k-she-pa-na
HUMagyar
rövidítés
ro-vid-i-tes
IDBahasa Indonesia
pendek
pen-dek
ITItaliano
curtazione
kor-ta-tsio-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
pendek
pen-dek
MYမြန်မာ
Cortana
Kor-ta-na
NLNederlands
curtation
kor-ta-syon
PLPolski
skrócenie
skro-che-nie
PTPortuguês
curtação
kur-ta-ção
RUРусский
сокращение
sokrat-she-niye
SVSvenska
kortning
kort-ning
TAதமிழ்
குறுக்கல்
kurukkal
TRTürkçe
kısalma
ki-sal-ma
UKУкраїнська
скорочення
skoro-chennya
VITiếng Việt
tắt ngắn
tat-ngan