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NUTATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nutation mean?
• NUTATION (noun)
The noun NUTATION has 1 sense:
1. uncontrolled nodding
Familiarity information: NUTATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Uncontrolled nodding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("nutation" is a kind of...):
nod (the act of nodding the head)
Derivation:
nutate (rock, sway, or nod; usually involuntarily)
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