Example sentences from the Web for circumnutation

Personally I believe that circumnutation is automatic—is primarily due to internal stimuli.
Darwin and Modern Science|A.C. Seward and Others
It is sufficient for my purpose to point out that Darwin's explanation of circumnutation is not universally accepted.
Darwin and Modern Science|A.C. Seward and Others
The bare fact that circumnutation is a general property of plants (other than climbing species) is not generally rejected.
Darwin and Modern Science|A.C. Seward and Others

circumnutation

/ (ˌsɜkəmnjuːˈteɪʃən) /

noun

another name for nutation (def. 3)

Word Origin for circumnutation

C19: from circum- + -nutate, from Latin nūtāre to nod repeatedly, sway

Words nearby circumnutation

circumjacent, circumlocution, circumlunar, circumnavigate, circumnutate, circumnutation, circumocular, circumpolar, circumradius, circumrotate, circumscissile

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单词	circumnutation
释义	Example sentences from the Web for circumnutation Personally I believe that circumnutation is automatic—is primarily due to internal stimuli. Darwin and Modern Science\|A.C. Seward and Others It is sufficient for my purpose to point out that Darwin's explanation of circumnutation is not universally accepted. Darwin and Modern Science\|A.C. Seward and Others The bare fact that circumnutation is a general property of plants (other than climbing species) is not generally rejected. Darwin and Modern Science\|A.C. Seward and Others circumnutation / (ˌsɜkəmnjuːˈteɪʃən) / noun another name for nutation (def. 3) Word Origin for circumnutation C19: from circum- + -nutate, from Latin nūtāre to nod repeatedly, sway Words nearby circumnutation circumjacent, circumlocution, circumlunar, circumnavigate, circumnutate, circumnutation, circumocular, circumpolar, circumradius, circumrotate, circumscissile Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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