nūtātĭo

ōnis, f.

id.

I. A nodding: capitis, Plin. 11, 37, 49, § 135. —
II. A swaying.
A. Lit.: frequens et in utramque partem nutatio, Quint. 11, 3, 129.—
B. Trop., a shaking, tottering: nutatio reipublicae, Plin. Pan. 5, 6.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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