1. relating to or characterized by nutation, a wobbling or oscillating motion
Usage: astronomy; physics

Examples

• The nutational motion of Earth’s axis causes slight variations in celestial coordinates.
• Scientists measured the nutational frequency of the spinning gyroscope.
• The telescope’s tracking system compensates for nutational effects.
• Nutational wobble affects the precision of astronomical observations.
• The satellite’s nutational behavior was analyzed using complex mathematical models.
• Engineers studied the nutational characteristics of the rotating spacecraft.