Chandler wobble

noun

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

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounChandler wobble (plural Chandler wobbles)

plural Chandler wobbles

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

Origin

Discovered by American astronomer Seth Carlo Chandler in 1891.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Chandler wobble. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chandler%20wobble

MLA

“Chandler wobble.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chandler%20wobble. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chandler wobble,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chandler%20wobble.

Source: Chandler wobble on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.