Word of the Day

Evection


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Evection is a noun that refers to the act of carrying out or away.

Coming from the Latin word for carry, our word of the day is often used in scientific contexts. It refers to the regular variation in the eccentricity of the moon’s orbit around the earth, caused mainly by the sun’s attraction.

But here’s an example of evection used in an everyday context: Whenever the ice cream man arrived in my neighborhood, there seemed to be an evection of the kids on our block. They were immediately lifted out of their homes and toward that hideous red and white truck.

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