[ɪˈvɛkʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- regular variation in the eccentricity of the moon's orbit around the earth, caused mainly by the sun's attraction


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘elevation, exaltation’): from Latin evectio(n-), from evehere ‘carry out or up’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + vehere ‘carry’