Meaning of Nutation

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Nutation

1. 1
   n.

   The act of nodding.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 4
   n.

   Circumnutation.

5. 5
   n.

   The act of nodding.

6. 6
   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.

7. 7
   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.

8. 8
   n.

   Circumnutation.