wobbling motion

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• wobbling — wob·ble || wÉ’bl n. tottering or swaying motion; shaking, quaking, quivering; wavering, hesitation v. move from side to side; sway; tremble, vibrate; be indecisive …   English contemporary dictionary

• Lincoln LaPaz — Infobox Scientist name = Lincoln LaPaz birth date = birth date|1897|2|12 birth place = Wichita, Kansas, U.S. death date = death date and age|1985|10|19|1897|2|12 death place = Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. residence = Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S …   Wikipedia

• wobble — [c]/ˈwɒbəl / (say wobuhl) verb (wobbled, wobbling) –verb (i) 1. to incline to one side and to the other alternately, as a wheel, top, or other rotating body, when not properly balanced. 2. to move unsteadily from side to side. 3. to show… …  

• wobble — [wäb′əl] vi. wobbled, wobbling [prob. < LowG wabbeln, to wobble: for IE base see WAVE] 1. to move unsteadily from side to side, as in walking 2. to rotate unevenly so as to move from side to side 3. to shake or tremble, as jelly does 4. to… …   English World dictionary

• Nutating disc engine — A nutating disc engine (also sometimes called a disc engine) is an internal combustion engine comprising fundamentally of one moving part and a direct drive onto the crankshaft. Initially patented in 1993, it differs from earlier internal… …   Wikipedia

• Van de Kamp , Peter — (1901–) Dutch–American astronomer Van de Kamp, who was born at Kampen in the Netherlands, studied at the University of Utrecht, obtaining his PhD in 1922. He emigrated to America in 1923 and, after appointments at the Lick Observatory (1924–25)… …   Scientists

• Larmor , Sir Joseph — (1857–1942) Irish physicist Born at Magheragall in Ireland, Larmor gained his BA and MA from Queen s University, Belfast; he entered Cambridge University in 1877, gaining a fellowship in 1880. He then became professor of natural philosophy at… …   Scientists

• precession — noun a) precedence b) The wobbling motion of the axis of a spinning body when there is an external force acting on the axis …   Wiktionary

• waggle — 1. verb /ˈwaɡəl/ To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble. The Mole waggled his toes from sheer happiness, spread his chest with a sigh of full contentment, and leaned back blissfully into the soft cushions. 2 …   Wiktionary

• wob|ble — «WOB uhl» verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. 1. to move unsteadily from side to side: »A baby wobbles when it begins to walk alone. 2. to shake or quiver; tremble: »Soft jelly wobbles. 3. Figurative. to be uncertain, unsteady, or changeable; …   Useful english dictionary

• equinoxes, precession of the — Motion of the points where the Sun crosses the celestial equator, caused by precession of Earth s axis. Hipparchus noticed that the stars positions were shifted consistently from earlier measures, indicating that Earth, not the stars, was moving …   Universalium