lation
See also: Lation
English
Etymology
From Latin lātiō.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
lation
- (astrology, obsolete) Motion of a celestial object from one place to another; local motion.
- Copernicus placed the Sun at the centre of the Universe, exempt from any sort of lation.
- 17th century, John Donne, Elegy XI: The Autumnal
- Since such love's natural lation is, may still
- My love descend, and journey down the hill,
- Not panting after growing beauties. So,
- I shall ebb on with them who homeward go.
References
- “lation” in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- Latino, Latino-, Natoli, latino, talion