English [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

Back-formation from nutation (1610s), from Latin nūtātiō (“nodding”), from nūtō (“I nod”), from Proto-Indo-European *neu-. Compare mutate.

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Verb [ edit ]

nutate (third-person singular simple present nutates, present participle nutating, simple past and past participle nutated)

( intransitive ) To rock or sway involuntarily. ( intransitive , engineering ) To wobble; to make a circular rocking motion.

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Interlingua [ edit ]

Participle [ edit ]

nutate

Latin [ edit ]

Participle [ edit ]

nūtāte