单词 | circumnutate |
释义 | circumnutate[ sur-kuhm-noo-teyt, -nyoo- ] / ˌsɜr kəmˈnu teɪt, -ˈnyu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR circumnutate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), cir·cum·nu·tat·ed, cir·cum·nu·tat·ing.(of the apex of a stem or other growing part of a plant) to bend or move around in an irregular circular or elliptical path. Origin of circumnutate1875–80; circum- + nutate<Latin nūtātus, past participle of nūtāre to nod in assent, sway, totter OTHER WORDS FROM circumnutatecir·cum·nu·ta·tion, nouncir·cum·nu·ta·to·ry [sur-kuhm-noo-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -nyoo-], /ˌsɜr kəmˈnu təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ˈnyu-/, adjectiveWords nearby circumnutatecircumincession, circumjacent, circumlocution, circumlunar, circumnavigate, circumnutate, circumnutation, circumocular, circumpolar, circumradius, circumrotate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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