nutate

ˈnjuˌteɪt

Definition

Definition of nutate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

motion

TECH.

wobble in a circular motion

TECH.

The satellite dish started to nutate slightly.

oscillate

wobble

nodding motion

TECH.

move with a rhythmic nodding motion

TECH.

The flower's stem seemed to nutate gently in the breeze.

oscillate

sway

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Origin of nutate

Latin, nutare (to nod)

Examples of nutate in a sentence

The planet's axis will nutate over time.
The pendulum began to nutate as the clock ticked.
Watching the bird nutate its head was fascinating.

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French:osciller, se balancer, ...
German:wackeln, nicken, ...
Italian:oscillare, dondolare, ...
Spanish:oscilar, mecer, ...
Portuguese:oscilar, abanar, ...
Chinese:摆动, 摇动, ...
Japanese:揺れる, うなずく, ...
Arabic:تأرجَحَ بحركة دائرية, تَأَرْجَحَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְנוֹדֵד, לָנוּעַ בְּתְנוּעַת הַנְהוּן, ...
Russian:колебаться, покачиваться, ...
Ukrainian:хитатися, погойдуватися, ...
Hindi:डगमगाना, डोलना, ...
Bengali:দুলতে থাকা, নড়া, ...
Catalan:nutar, balancejar-se, ...
Czech:nutovat, kývat se, ...
Danish:dreje, nikke, ...
Dutch:wiebelen, knikken, ...
Greek:ταλαντεύομαι, κουνιέμαι ρυθμικά, ...
Hungarian:nutálni, bólogatni, ...
Khmer:យោលជារង្វង់, ងក់ជាចង្វាក់, ...
Korean:흔들리다, 끄덕이다, ...
Persian:لرزش کرد, جنبید, ...
Polish:chwiać się, kołysać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):nutar, ...
Romanian:a se clătina, a se legăna, ...
Swedish:vobbla, vagga, ...
Thai:แกว่ง, เคลื่อนไหวพยักหน้า, ...
Turkish:sallanmak, ritmik sallanmak, ...
Vietnamese:lắc lư nhẹ, gật gù, ...

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