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nutation (n.)
1610s, "action of nodding," from Latin
nutationem
(nominative
nutatio
), noun of action from past participle stem of
nutare
"to nod," from PIE
*neu-
"to nod" (see
numinous
). Astronomical use is from 1715. Related:
Nutational
.
