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circumnutate

circumnutate verb: to bend in a direction that is continuously moving in a horizontal direction.

Verb

circumnutate (third-person singular simple present circumnutates, present participle circumnutating, simple past and past participle circumnutated)

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

Forms of circumnutate

third-person singular presentcircumnutates
present participlecircumnutating
past participlecircumnutated
pastcircumnutated

Origin of circumnutate

From circum- + nutate.

Questions about circumnutate

What does circumnutate mean?
Circumnutate means to bend in a direction that is continuously moving in a horizontal direction.
What part of speech is circumnutate?
Circumnutate is a verb.
What is the past tense of circumnutate?
The past tense of circumnutate is circumnutated.

Words near circumnutate in the dictionary

  1. circumnavigators
  2. circumnavigatory
  3. circumnebular
  4. circumneutral
  5. circumnuclear
  6. circumnutate
  7. circumnutated
  8. circumnutates
  9. circumnutating
  10. circumnutation
  11. circumnutational

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