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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

circumnutation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cir-cum-nu-ta-tion
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The successive bowing or bending in different directions of the growing tip of the stem of many plants, especially seen in climbing plants.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum-bor. English circum- English nutation English circumnutation From circum- + nutation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

circumnutations (plural)

Questions

What does circumnutation mean?
The successive bowing or bending in different directions of the growing tip of the stem of many plants, especially seen in climbing plants.
Where does circumnutation come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum-bor. English circum- English nutation English circumnutation From circum- + nutation.

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