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circumnutation

British  
/ ˌsɜkəmnjuːˈteɪʃən /

noun

  1. another name for nutation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of circumnutation

C19: from circum- + -nutate, from Latin nūtāre to nod repeatedly, sway

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