nutation

Noun

Meaning

The act of nodding.

A very small libratory motion of the earth's axis, by which its inclination to the plane of the ecliptic is constantly varying by a small amount.

The motion of a flower in following the apparent movement of the sun, from the east in the morning to the west in the evening.

Circumnutation.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

change frequency oscillation pulsation changing transformation pulse swing mutation vibration pendulum precession fluctuation periodicity wavering
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Antonyms

same still serenity belief faith confidence
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Hypernyms

nod

Phrases with the word

revolving nutation

Examples

A pure nutation is a movement of a rotational axis such that the first Euler angle is constant. Source: Internet

Al-Batani's value, 54.5 arc-seconds per year, compares well to the current value of 49.8 arc-seconds per year (26,000 years for Earth's axis to round the circle of nutation ). Source: Internet

The component perpendicular to the ecliptic is known as the nutation in obliquity. Source: Internet

In simpler terms, nutation (and precession) values are important in observation from Earth for calculating the apparent positions of astronomical objects. Source: Internet

The component that works along the ecliptic is known as the nutation in longitude. Source: Internet

The true or instantaneous obliquity includes the nutation. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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