Libration vs Libation - What's the difference?
libration | libation |
The act of librating.
(astronomy) The apparent wobble or variation in the visible side of the Moon that permanently faces the Earth, allowing observers on Earth to see, over a period of time, slightly more than half of the lunar surface.
(by extension) A similar rotational or orbital characteristic of some other celestial body.
The act of pouring a liquid or liquor, usually wine, either on the ground or on a victim in sacrifice, in honor of some deity.
The wine or liquid thus poured out.
A beverage, especially an alcoholic one.
