nutação
Portuguese, noun/nu.taˈsɐ̃w̃/
nutação is spelled N-U-T-A-Ç-Ã-O (7 letters). Nutação is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “nutation (head nodding)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “oscilação do eixo da Terra ou de outro planeta”.
What does nutação mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenutation (head nodding)
- 2
femininenutation
- 3
femininenutation
- 4
femininenutation
- 5
femininevertigo
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. oscilação do eixo da Terra ou de outro planeta 2. tontura 3. balanço 4. vacilação
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nutação
- nutações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nutação?
- Brazil /nu.taˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [nu.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /nu.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nutação
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.