English Explanatory Dictionary

Chandler wobble

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Chandler wobble Chandler wobbles

Etymology

Discovered by American astronomer Seth Carlo Chandler in 1891.

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