释义 |
nutant /nūˈtənt/ adjective- Nodding
- Drooping
ORIGIN: L nūtāre to nod nutateˈ intransitive verb - To nod
- To droop
- To perform a nutation
nutāˈtion noun - A nodding
- A fluctuation in the precessional movement of the earth's pole about the pole of the ecliptic (astronomy)
- The sweeping out of a curve by the tip of a growing axis (botany)
- The periodic variation of the inclination of the axis of a spinning top (or gyroscope) to the vertical (physics)
nutāˈtional adjective |