PERTURBATION
\pətəbˈe͡ɪʃən], \pətəbˈeɪʃən], \p_ə_t_ə_b_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of PERTURBATION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the act of causing disorder
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(physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly
By Princeton University
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the act of causing disorder
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(physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of perturbing, or the state of being perturbed; esp., agitation of mind.
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A disturbance in the regular elliptic or other motion of a heavenly body, produced by some force additional to that which causes its regular motion; as, the perturbations of the planets are caused by their attraction on each other.
By Oddity Software
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The act of perturbing, or the state of being perturbed; esp., agitation of mind.
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A disturbance in the regular elliptic or other motion of a heavenly body, produced by some force additional to that which causes its regular motion; as, the perturbations of the planets are caused by their attraction on each other.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer