nutation

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for nutation

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nutation : අභිසර්පණය

nutation : අභිසර්පනය

nutation : පෘථිවි අක්ෂයේ දෝලනය

nutation definition

Noun.

  1. The act of nodding.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Circumnutation.