noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
nutation
Astronomical term for the small, periodic oscillation of a rotating body's axis, especially Earth's nutation.
地球の章動は、主に月の引力によって引き起こされる。
Earth's nutation is mainly caused by the moon's gravitational pull.
章動の周期は約18.6年である。
The period of nutation is about 18.6 years.