Definition of nutation Nutation
nu•ta•tion
We found 11 definitions of nutation from 5 different sources.
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What does nutation mean?
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NounPlural: nutations |
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| nutation - uncontrolled nodding | ||
| nod the act of nodding the head | ||
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Wiktionary 
- nutation (Noun)
A bobbing motion that accompanies the precession of a spinning rigid body. - nutation (Noun)
A nodding motion. - nutation (Noun)
Any of several irregularities in the precession of the equinoxes caused by varying torque applied to the Earth by the Sun and the Moon. - nutation (Noun)
The circular motion of the tip of a growing shoot.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- nutation (n.)
The act of nodding. - nutation (n.)
A very small libratory motion of the earth's axis, by which its inclination to the plane of the ecliptic is constantly varying by a small amount. - nutation (n.)
The motion of a flower in following the apparent movement of the sun, from the east in the morning to the west in the evening. - nutation (n.)
Circumnutation.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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nutation
An oscillatory motion of the earth's axis, due chiefly to the action of the moon upon the spheroidal figure of our globe.
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🔤- nutation, noun, singular of nutations.
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