evection noun. [ɪ'vɛkʃ(ǝ)n] M17.
[Latin evectio(n-), from evect- pa. ppl stem of evehere carry out, elevate, from e- E- + vehere carry.]
1. A lifting up; elevation, exaltation (lit. & fig.). Only in M17.

2. A periodic inequality in the moon's motion manifested as a displacement in longitude, caused by the perturbing effect of the sun. E18.

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