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precession

pre·ces·sion
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pree-sesh-uh n]
    • /priˈsɛʃ ən/
    • /prɪˈseʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pree-sesh-uh n]
    • /priˈsɛʃ ən/

Definitions of precession word

  • noun precession the act or fact of preceding; precedence. 1
  • noun precession Mechanics. the motion of the rotation axis of a rigid body, as a spinning top, when a disturbing torque is applied while the body is rotating such that the rotation axis describes a cone, with the vertical through the vertex of the body as axis of the cone, and the motion of the rotating body is perpendicular to the direction of the torque. 1
  • noun precession Astronomy. the slow, conical motion of the earth's axis of rotation, caused by the gravitational attraction of the sun and moon, and, to a smaller extent, of the planets, on the equatorial bulge of the earth. precession of the equinoxes. 1
  • noun precession the act of preceding 0
  • noun precession 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 0
  • noun precession the act of preceding; precedence 0
See all 8 definitions of precession

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Origin of precession

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; < Late Latin praecessiōn- (stem of praecessiō) a going before, advance, equivalent to Latin praecess(us) (past participle of praecēdere to precede) + -iōn- -ion; see cession

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Parts of speech for Precession

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Precession

precession popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for precession

noun precession

  • anteposition — the position opposite a given part of a plant
  • earliness — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
All 2 Synonyms of precession

Antonyms for precession

noun precession

  • lowest — situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
Just one Antonym for precession

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Related words

  • general precession

    the precession that results from both lunisolar precession and planetary precession; precession of the equinoxes.

  • larmor precession

    the precession of charged particles, as electrons, placed in a magnetic field, the frequency of the precession (Larmor frequency) being equal to the electronic charge times the strength of the magnetic field divided by 4π times the mass.

  • precession of the equinoxes

    the earlier occurrence of the equinoxes in each successive sidereal year because of the slow retrograde motion of the equinoctial points along the ecliptic, caused by the precession of the earth's axis of rotation; a complete precession of the equinoxes requires about 25,800 years.

  • larmor theorem

    the theorem that an electron subjected only to the force exerted by the nucleus about which it is moving will undergo Larmor precession but no other change in motion when placed in a magnetic field.

  • lunisolar precession

    the principal component of the precession of the equinoxes, produced by the gravitational attraction of the sun and the moon on the equatorial bulge of the earth.

  • nutation

    an act or instance of nodding one's head, especially involuntarily or spasmodically.
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