Link Centre Dictionary

nutation

nu·ta·tion

uncommon

noun

1.

Origin

1610s, from Latin nūtātiō (“nodding”), from nūtō (“to nod”). Compare mutation.

Phrases

  • revolving nutation

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.