nutation
IPA: nˈutˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- (physics) A bobbing motion that accompanies the precession of a spinning rigid body.
- A nodding motion (of the head etc.).
- (astronomy) Any of several irregularities in the precession of the equinoxes caused by varying torque applied to the Earth by the Sun and the Moon.
- (botany) The circular motion of the tip of a growing shoot.
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Examples of "nutation" in Sentences
- See precession as well as nutation.
- I'm not even talking about nutation.
- This is clearly nutation of the front wheel.
- I am a bit concerned about the Nutation article.
- This is the cause of nutation and lunar standstill.
- The shaft is angularly fixed and free to undergo a nutation movement.
- Nutation is damped by either passive or active damper on the spacecraft.
- A gyroscope exhibits a number of behaviours including precession and nutation.