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Nutation

A bobbing motion that accompanies the precession of a spinning rigid body.

📖 Definitions of "Nutation"

noun

1
A bobbing motion that accompanies the precession of a spinning rigid body.
2
A nodding motion (of the head etc.).
3
Any of several irregularities in the precession of the equinoxes caused by varying torque applied to the Earth by the Sun and the Moon.
4
The circular motion of the tip of a growing shoot.

🔄 Synonyms of "Nutation"

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Word	Definition
nodnoun	(ambitransitive) To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Nutation"

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Word	Definition
nodnoun	An instance of inclining the head up and down, as to indicate agreement, or as a cursory greeting.
counternutationnoun	nutation in the opposite direction
nodositynoun	(countable) A knotty swelling.
noulenoun	—
nanotorusnoun	(physics) A theoretical nanotube bent into a torus, having some unique physical properties.
nodalitynoun	The quality or degree of being nodal.
nodularitynoun	(uncountable) The condition of being nodular.
normokinesianoun	(physiology) Normal voluntary motion (of the body)
gyrationnoun	(also figuratively) The act of turning or whirling, especially around a fixed axis or centre; a circular or spiral motion; rotation.
nematodynamicsnoun	(physics) The study of the orientation dynamics of nematic (flowless) liquid crystals
nebulationnoun	The condition of being nebulated.
nodulationnoun	The process that forms nodules.
nousenoun	(computing, neologism) A form of computer mouse operated with the nose.
orthotonusnoun	Alternative form of orthotonos. [muscular rigidity associated with tetanus]
nakationnoun	(informal) A nudist vacation.
nervimotionnoun	(physiology) The movement caused in the sensory organs by external agents and transmitted to the muscles by the nerves.
nucleationnoun	(physics) The first stage of a phase transition in a small region.
nematiconnoun	(optics) A spatial optical soliton in a nematic liquid crystal.
northnessnoun	A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point to the north.
muscle tonenoun	(physiology) The continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles, which helps maintain posture.