nutate
Americanverb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of nutate
First recorded in 1875–80; back formation from nutation
Example Sentences
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Movement magnified 7 times, here reduced to two-thirds of original scale. nutating movements.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles
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