lībrātĭo

ōnis, f.

libro

I. A making level, levelling: fortasse qui Archimedis libros legit, dicet non posse fieri veram ex aqua librationem, Vitr. 8, 6, 3.—
II. A horizontal position, level: circa terrae librationem, Vitr. 6, 1, 5.—
III. A hurling off, hurling, slinging, Diom. p. 473 P.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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