nutation

1. n. The act of nodding. Source: opted

2. 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. Source: opted

3. 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. Source: opted

4. n. Circumnutation. Source: opted

5. n. uncontrolled nodding Source: wordnet

6. 1. The act of nodding. So from the midmost the nutation spreads, Round and more round, o'er all the sea of heads. Pope. 2. (Astron.) 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. 3. (Bot.) (a) 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. (b) Circumnutation. Source: webster

7. A very small libratory motion of the earth's axis, by which itsinclination to the plane of the ecliptic is constantly varying by asmall amount. Source: adambom

8. n. uncontrolled nodding Source: ecdict

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