nutation
31nutation — The act of nodding, especially involuntary nodding. [L. annuo, to nod] * * * n. the act of nodding the head. * * * nu·ta·tion (noo taґshən) [L. nutatio] the act of nodding, especially involuntary nodding. nutatory adj …
32NUTATION — name given to a slight oscillatory movement noticeable in the celestial pole of the earth, due to the latter not being a perfect sphere …
33Nutation — Nu|ta|ti|on 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: en〉 1. 〈Bot.〉 spiralförmige Bewegung bei Pflanzen, die durch unterschiedlich schnelles Wachstum der einzelnen Organe hervorgerufen wird 2. 〈Astron.〉 periodische Schwankung der Erdachse [Etym.: <lat. nutatio »das… …
34Nutation — Nu|ta|ti|on die; , en <aus lat. nutatio »das Schwanken« zu nutare »schwanken, wanken«>: 1. selbsttätige, ohne äußeren Reiz ausgeführte Wachstumsbewegung der Pflanze (Bot.). 2. Schwankung der Erdachse gegen den Himmelspol (Astron.) …
35nutation — nuË teɪʃn /nju n. movement of the Earth; nodding of the head …
36nutation — i. The slow back and forth oscillations of an axis of a spinning gyroscope or any other rotating body. ii. The irregularities in the precessional motion of the equinoxes caused by varying positions of the moon, and to a lesser extent, of other… …
37nutation — [nju: teɪʃ(ə)n] noun 1》 a periodic variation in the inclination of an axis of rotation, especially that causing the earth s precession to follow a wavy rather than a circular path. 2》 Botany the circular swaying movement of the tip of a growing… …
38nutation — nu·ta·tion …
39nutation — n. the act of nodding the head …
40nutation — nu•ta•tion [[t]nuˈteɪ ʃən, nyu [/t]] n. 1) an act or instance of nodding one s head, esp. involuntarily or spasmodically 2) bot spontaneous movements of plant parts during growth 3) astron. the periodic oscillation observed in the precession of… …
