Chandler wobble

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Discovered by American astronomer Seth Carlo Chandler in 1891.

Noun[edit]

Chandler wobble (plural Chandler wobbles)

  1. A small deviation in the Earth's axis of rotation relative to the solid earth.
    Hypernym: nutation