nutation
pronunciation
How to pronounce nutation in British English:
UK [nju:'teɪʃən]
How to pronounce nutation in American English:
US [nju'teɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- uncontrolled nodding
Word Origin
- nutation (n.)
- 1610s, "action of nodding," from Latin nutationem (nominative nutatio), noun of action from past participle stem of nutare "to nod," from PIE *neu- "to nod" (see numinous). Astronomical use is from 1715. Related: Nutational.
Example
- 1. Application of digital filter in tracker coordinator nutation frequency testing system .
- 2. A theoretical improvement on wobble and nutation of fluid core earth model .
- 3. He goes by , see the friend before him only fajier advances in the nutation other bier .
- 4. This system provides for precession control , nutation damping and pitch axis momentum control .
- 5. Theoretical analysis on the damping of nutation of tactical missile leading head in liquid .