precess

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verb

To have an angle that varies cyclically.

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Meanings

verbprecess (third-person singular simple present precesses, present participle precessing, simple past and past participle precessed)

present singular third person precesses · participle present precessing · participle past precessed · past precessed

  1. To have an angle that varies cyclically.
  2. To wobble; to rotate about an axis that precesses.

Translations

Greek μεταπίπτω
  • μεταπίπτω (metapípto)to change in the orientation of the rotational axis of a rotating body
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