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nutate
nuˈtate, v. [f. ppl. stem of L. nūtāre: cf. nutant a.] intr. To undergo or exhibit nutation. Hence nuˈtating ppl. a.1880 C. & F. Darwin Movem. Pl. 99 He has shewn in the case of certain seedlings, whose tips are bent downwards (or which nutate), that [etc.]. 1881 Spectator 8 Jan. 51 That side of the...
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circumnutate
circumnutate, v. Bot. (sɜːkəmˈnjuːteɪt) [f. (by Darwin 1880) from circum- 1 + nutate: see next.] intr. To bend or lean in a direction which is continually revolving or rotating in a horizontal path: said of the growing parts of plants. Hence circumnutating ppl. a. and vbl. n.1880 Darwin Movem. Pl. 1...
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Aberration (astronomy)
as that of γ Draconis, it was obvious that nutation did not supply the answer (however, Bradley later went on to discover that the Earth does indeed nutate
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wobble
▪ I. wobble, n. (ˈwɒb(ə)l) Also † wabble. [f. next.] 1. a. The action or an act of wobbling; an unsteady rocking motion or movement; also fig.1699 Phil. Trans. XXI. 286 That direction being nothing but a certain wabble in the Earth's Motion. 1842 Francis Dict. Arts etc., Wabble, a hobbling unequal m...
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Flow measurement
The disk must then "wobble" or nutate about the vertical axis, since the bottom and the top of the disk remain in contact with the mounting chamber.
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