英语词汇“circumnutate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

circumnutate in British English

(ˌsɜːkəmˈnjuːteɪt)

verb (intransitive)

to rotate slightly on a central axis

circumnutate in American English

(ˌsɜːrkəmˈnuːteit, -ˈnjuː-)

intransitive verbWord forms: -tated, -tating

(of the apex of a stem or other growing part of a plant)

to bend or move around in an irregular circular or elliptical path

Derived forms

circumnutation

noun

circumnutatory (ˌsɜːrkəmˈnuːtəˌtɔri, -ˌtouri, -ˈnjuː-)

adjective

Word origin

[1875–80; circum- + nutate ‹ L nūtātus, ptp. of nūtāre to nod in assent, sway, totter]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cross-fertilization, fan-tan, hat trick, knockabout, neoclassiccircum- is a prefix with the meaning “round about, around,” found in Latin loanwords, esp.derivatives of verbs that had the general senses “to encompass or surround” (circumference; circumjacent; circumstance) or “to go around” by the means or in the manner specified by the verb (circumnavigate; circumscribe)

单词	circumnutate
释义	circumnutate in British English (ˌsɜːkəmˈnjuːteɪt) verb (intransitive) to rotate slightly on a central axis circumnutate in American English (ˌsɜːrkəmˈnuːteit, -ˈnjuː-) intransitive verbWord forms: -tated, -tating (of the apex of a stem or other growing part of a plant) to bend or move around in an irregular circular or elliptical path Derived forms circumnutation noun circumnutatory (ˌsɜːrkəmˈnuːtəˌtɔri, -ˌtouri, -ˈnjuː-) adjective Word origin [1875–80; circum- + nutate ‹ L nūtātus, ptp. of nūtāre to nod in assent, sway, totter]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cross-fertilization, fan-tan, hat trick, knockabout, neoclassiccircum- is a prefix with the meaning “round about, around,” found in Latin loanwords, esp.derivatives of verbs that had the general senses “to encompass or surround” (circumference; circumjacent; circumstance) or “to go around” by the means or in the manner specified by the verb (circumnavigate; circumscribe)
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