nutation

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Synonyms: mutation, notation, natation, putation, nudation, nugation, lutation, nunation, station, negation, gustation

Antonyms: mutation, notation, natation, putation, nudation, nugation, lutation, nunation, station, negation, gustation

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|physics}} A [[bobbing]] motion that accompanies the [[precession]] of a [[spinning]] [[rigid]] [[body]].
2. A [[nodding]] motion (of the head etc.).
3. {{lb|en|astronomy}} Any of several [[irregularities]] in the precession of the [[equinox]]es caused by varying [[torque]] applied to the [[Earth]] by the [[Sun]] and the [[Moon]].
4. {{lb|en|botany}} The [[circular]] motion of the tip of a growing [[shoot]].

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