An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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geometrical libration
  رخگرد ِ هندسی  
roxgard-e hendesi (#)
Fr.: libration géométrique  

Libration resulting from changes in the location of the observer with respect to body. More specifically, a lunar libration motion that results from the Earth based observer seeing the Moon from different directions at different times. There are three types of geometrical libration: → libration in longitude, → libration in latitude, and → diurnal libration. See also → physical libration.

See also: → geometric; → libration.