NOUN | state | precession | the motion / motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone |
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act | precession, precedence, precedency | the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) |
Sounds | priyseh'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | The motion / motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone. | |
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Broader | motion | A state of change |
Spanish | precesión | |
Catalan | precessió |
Meaning | The act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony). | |
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Synonyms | precedence, precedency | |
Broader | activity | Any specific behavior |
Spanish | precedencia | |
Catalan | precedència | |
Verbs | precede | be the predecessor of |
precede | be earlier in time | |
precede | come before |
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