nutant
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of nutant
1745–55; < Latin nūtant- (stem of nūtāns ), present participle of nūtāre to nod repeatedly. See nutation, -ant
Example Sentences
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Dum bene dives ager, dum rami pondere nutant; Adferat in calatho rustica dona puer.
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Scinduntur tunicae sartae modo; longa coruscat 65 serraco veniente abies, atque altera pinum plaustra vehunt, nutant alte populoque minantur.
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Sporangia simple, nutant, discoidal. a.
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Nutant: nodding; the tip bent toward the horizon.
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Nam, longâ venti rabie, atque aspergine crebrâ Aequorei laticis, specus imâ rupe cavatur: Jam fultura ruit, jam summa cacumina nutant; Jam cadit in praeceps moles, et verberat undas.
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