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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 noddingplay

  Familiarity information: NUTATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NUTATION (noun)


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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