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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

circumnutate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cir-cum-nu-tate
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to bend in a direction that is continuously moving in a horizontal direction

Etymology

From circum- + nutate.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

circumnutates (present, singular) circumnutating (participle, present) circumnutated (participle, past) circumnutated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

circumnutating circumnutation

Questions

What does circumnutate mean?
to bend in a direction that is continuously moving in a horizontal direction
Where does circumnutate come from?
From circum- + nutate.

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