precession

Meanings

• The slow change in the orientation of an object due to a torque.

  - "The Earth's axis undergoes a precession of about 50.3 seconds of arc per year."
  - "The precession of a spinning top can be observed as a gradual change in the direction of the top's axis of rotation."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with precession
precedence , precinct , precipitate , precise , recession , succession

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Variants

List of all variants of precession that leads to same result
precession , precessional , precessions , precession of the equinoxes

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From the Latin word 'precessus', meaning 'a going before' or 'a leading'.

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