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libration
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libration [lī′brā·shən]
(physics)
Any oscillatory rotational motion, such as that of the moon, or of a molecule in a solid which does not have enough energy to make full rotations.


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Librate, Alphabatim's pacemaker, did his job for more than a mile before compounding at the top of the straight, whereupon Piggott hustled Commanche Run into the lead, his bright red colours standing out like a beacon on this murky autumn afternoon.
O'Sullivan losing streak ended by beating Pipe Leighton Aspell enjoyed the rare pleasure of getting the better of Tony McCoy in a bobbing finish, Aspell and Ile de Librate just fending off the McCoy-ridden Ecuyer du Roi for the three-mile novice chase.
Below this transition temperature the molecules were shown to librate around particular orientations in a simple cubic Pa3phase.
 
 
 
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