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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nutation has 1 sense
- nutation(n = noun.act) - uncontrolled nodding; is a kind of nod
Derived form verb nutate1
CIDE DICTIONARY
nutation, n. [L. nutatio a nodding, fr. nutare to nod: cf. F. nutation.].
- The act of nodding. [1913 Webster]"So from the midmost the nutation spreads,
Round and more round, o'er all the sea of heads." [1913 Webster] - 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
nutation, n.
1 the act or an instance of nodding.
2 Astron. a periodic oscillation of the earth's poles.
3 oscillation of a spinning top.
4 the spiral movement of a plant organ during growth.
1 the act or an instance of nodding.
2 Astron. a periodic oscillation of the earth's poles.
3 oscillation of a spinning top.
4 the spiral movement of a plant organ during growth.
Etymology
L nutatio (as NUTANT)