NUTATION


Meaning of NUTATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ nü-ˈtā-shən, nyü- ]

noun

Etymology: Latin nutation-, nutatio, from nutare to nod, rock — more at numen

Date: 1612

1. archaic : the act of nodding the head

2. : oscillatory movement of the axis of a rotating body (as the earth) : wobble

3. : a spontaneous usually spiral movement of a growing plant part

• nu·ta·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

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