nutate

American

[noo-tayt, nyoo-] / ˈnu teɪt, ˈnju- /

verb (used without object)

nutated, nutating

to undergo or show nutation.

Etymology

Origin of nutate

First recorded in 1875–80; back formation from nutation

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nutating

Movement magnified 7 times, here reduced to two-thirds of original scale. nutating movements.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin

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