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nutation
noun
(nu-ta-tion)
the act of nodding the head
nutation
noun
(nu-ta-tion)
oscillatory movement of the axis of a rotating body (such as the earth) : wobble
nutation
noun
(nu-ta-tion)
a spontaneous usually spiral movement of a growing plant part
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