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Curtate — Cur tate (k?r t?t), a. [L. curtatus, p. p. of curtare to shorten, fr. curtus. See {Curt}.] (Astron.) Shortened or reduced; said of the distance of a planet from the sun or earth, as measured in the plane of the ecliptic, or the distance from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curtate — [kʉr′tāt΄] adj. [L curtatus, pp. of curtare, to shorten < curtus, SHORT] shortened; abbreviated … English World dictionary
curtate — a. shortened; short. ♦ curtate distance, Astronomy, distance of heavenly body from sun or earth in ecliptic plane. ♦ curtation, n. difference between curtate distance and true distance … Dictionary of difficult words
curtate — ˈkərˌtāt adjective Etymology: Latin curtatus, past participle of curtare to shorten, from curtus shortened more at shear : comparatively short or shortened curtate expectation of life specifically of an annuity : payable to the end of each… … Useful english dictionary
Curtate cycloid — Curtate Cur tate (k?r t?t), a. [L. curtatus, p. p. of curtare to shorten, fr. curtus. See {Curt}.] (Astron.) Shortened or reduced; said of the distance of a planet from the sun or earth, as measured in the plane of the ecliptic, or the distance… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curtate annuity — One payable only at the end of each year survived • • • Main Entry: ↑annuity … Useful english dictionary
curtate — /kerr tayt/, adj. shortened; reduced; abbreviated. [1670 80; < L curtatus ptp. of curtare to shorten, deriv. of curtus. See CURT, ATE1] * * * … Universalium
curtate — adjective shortened, having been shortened … Wiktionary
curtate — cur·tate … English syllables
curtate distance — noun : the distance of a planet or comet from the sun or earth as measured in the plane of the ecliptic or the distance from the sun or earth to that point where a perpendicular let fall from the planet upon the plane of the ecliptic meets that… … Useful english dictionary
