precession

Definition of Precession in English :

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Noun

1. precession

the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone

2. precedence, precedency, precession

the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Precession

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noun

1.

the act of preceding

2. precession of the equinoxes

3.

the motion of a spinning body, such as a top, gyroscope, or planet, in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone

Precession

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noun

1.

the act of preceding; precedence

2. Astronomy

precession of the equinoxes

3. Mechanics

an effect exhibited by a spinning body, as a top, when an applied torque tends to change the direction of its rotational axis, causing this axis generally to describe a cone and to turn at right angles to the direction of the torque

Precession

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n.

1. The act or state of preceding; precedence.

2. Physics The motion of the axis of a spinning body, such as the wobble of a spinning top, when there is an external force acting on the axis.

3. Astronomy

a. Precession of the equinoxes.

b. A slow gyration of the earth's rotational axis around the pole of the ecliptic, caused by the gravitational pull of the sun, moon, and other planets on the earth's equatorial bulge.

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