Lation vs Cation - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between lation and cation

is that lation is (astrology|obsolete) motion of a celestial object from one place to another; local motion while cation is (brazil).

(en noun)

(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.

(en noun)

(chemistry) A positively charged ion—opposed to anion.

(chemistry) The ion in an electrolyzed solution that migrates to the cathode.

* dication * trication * tetracation

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