nutation

nytɑsjɔ̃

Definition

Definition of nutation - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

astronomie

TECH.

balancement léger de l'axe de rotation de la terre

TECH.

La nutation terrestre influence légèrement les observations astronomiques.

botanique

TECH.

mouvement rythmique des fleurs et feuilles de certaines plantes

TECH.

La nutation des tournesols suit le mouvement du soleil.

symptôme médical

TECH.

balancement continuel et involontaire de la tête

TECH.

Le patient présente une nutation de la tête depuis plusieurs mois.

médical

TECH.

mouvement de bascule de l'articulation entre sacrum et coccyx

TECH.

La nutation sacrococcygienne facilite certains mouvements du bassin.

mouvement du bassin

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Origin of nutation

latin, nutatio (mouvement de balancement)

Examples of nutation in a sentence

Les scientifiques étudient la nutation pour affiner les calculs orbitaux.
La nutation est observée chez certaines lianes.
On note la nutation dans la croissance des haricots.
La nutation du patient inquiète le médecin.
On observe une nutation chez certains malades neurologiques.
La nutation est essentielle lors de l’accouchement.

On observe la nutation lors de certains exercices de yoga.

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English:nutation, plant oscillation, ...
German:Nutation, Kopfnicken, ...
Italian:nutazione, ...
Spanish:nutación, movimiento involuntario de la cabeza, ...
Portuguese:nutação, balanço involuntário da cabeça, ...
Chinese:章动, 螺旋运动, ...
Japanese:章動, 屈曲運動, ...
Arabic:تذبذب المحور, تذبذب نباتي, ...
Hebrew:נוּטַצְיָה, תְּנוּעָה מַחְזוֹרִית, ...
Russian:нутация, колебательное движение растений, ...
Ukrainian:нутація, похитування голови, ...
Catalan:nutació, ...
Danish:nutation, hovedrysten, ...
Dutch:nutatie, bewegingsritme van bloemen, ...
Greek:μετάπτωση, νουτάση, ...
Khmer:នុតាស្យុង, ចលនាចង្វាក់របស់ផ្កា និងស្លឹករុក្ខជាតិ, ...
Korean:세차 운동, 뉘테이션, ...
Polish:nutacja, drganie, ...
Portuguese (BR):nutação, movimento de oscilação das plantas, ...
Romanian:nutatie, nutare, ...
Swedish:nutation, huvudnickning, ...
Thai:นูเทชัน, การเคลื่อนไหวแบบนูเตชัน, ...
Turkish:nutasyon, baş sallantısı, ...
Vietnamese:sự nutation, chuyển động nutation, ...

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Definition of nutation - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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