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Meaning of "precession" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRECESSION

From Late Latin praecessiō a going in advance, from Latin praecēdere to precede.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PRECESSION

precession  [prɪˈsɛʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRECESSION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Precession is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRECESSION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Precession

Precession is a change in the orientation of the rotational axis of a rotating body. In an appropriate reference frame it can be defined as a change in the first Euler angle, whereas the third Euler angle defines the rotation itself. In other words, the axis of rotation of a precessing body itself rotates around another axis. A motion in which the second Euler angle changes is called nutation. In physics, there are two types of precession: torque-free and torque-induced. In astronomy, "precession" refers to any of several slow changes in an astronomical body's rotational or orbital parameters, and especially to the Earth's precession of the equinoxes. See Astronomy section.

Definition of precession in the English dictionary

The definition of precession in the dictionary is the act of preceding. Other definition of precession is 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRECESSION


accession
əkˈsɛʃən
cession
ˈsɛʃən
circuminsession
ˌsɜːkəmɪnˈsɛʃən
concession
kənˈsɛʃən
decession
dɪˈsɛʃən
depression
dɪˈprɛʃən
expression
ɪkˈsprɛʃən
impression
ɪmˈprɛʃən
intercession
ˌɪntəˈsɛʃən
obsession
əbˈsɛʃən
postrecession
ˌpəʊstrɪˈsɛʃən
procession
prəˈsɛʃən
reaccession
ˌriːəkˈsɛʃən
recession
rɪˈsɛʃən
retrocession
ˌrɛtrəʊˈsɛʃən
secession
sɪˈsɛʃən
self-obsession
ˌsɛlfəbˈsɛʃən
session
ˈsɛʃən
succession
səkˈsɛʃən
supersession
ˌsuːpəˈsɛʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRECESSION

precentorial
precentorship
precentress
precentrix
precept
preceptial
preceptive
preceptively
preceptor
preceptoral
preceptorate
preceptorial
preceptories
preceptorship
preceptory
preceptress
precess
precession of the equinoxes
precessional
precessionally

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRECESSION

admission
aggression
commission
compassion
confession
conversion
discussion
emission
European Commission
mission
passion
percussion
permission
possession
pression
profession
progression
regression
submission
suppression
transmission

Synonyms and antonyms of precession in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «precession» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRECESSION

Find out the translation of precession to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of precession from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «precession» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

岁差
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

precesión
570 millions of speakers

English

precession
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुरस्सरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السبق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прецессия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

precessão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অয়নচলন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

précession
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Precession
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Präzession
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

歳差運動
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

세차 운동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Precession
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

sự đi trước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாற்றமே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर्वप्रेषण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

devinim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

precessione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

precesji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прецессия
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

precesie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μετάπτωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

precessie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

precession
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

presesjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of precession

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRECESSION»

The term «precession» is regularly used and occupies the 88.104 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRECESSION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about precession

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRECESSION»

Discover the use of precession in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to precession and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Beyond the Einstein addition law and its gyroscopic Thomas ...
Evidence that Einstein's addition is regulated by the Thomas precession has come to light. This text takes a look beyond the Einstein addition law and its gyroscopic precession.
Abraham A. Ungar, 2001
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The History of Ptolemy’s Star Catalogue
3.5. Precession. and. Solar. Theory. 3.5.1 Pannekoek's Calculation of Precession Exact knowledge of the motion of precession and the sun's motion makes it possible to re-examine the statements of Delambre and Vogt on the Ptolemaic ...
Gerd Graßhoff, 1990
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Wideband Steady-state Free Precession for Cardiac MRI.
Balanced steady-state free precession (SSFP) is an MRI pulse sequence that is widely used for cardiac imaging, because it provides superior SNR and excellent contrast between blood and myocardium compared to the alternatives.
Hsu-Lei Lee, 2008
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Precession of the Equinoxes: A Synopsis of the Leading ...
A Synopsis of the Leading Principles in Connection with the Phenomena of the " annus Magnus" Or "great Year," with a Description of a New Precession Apparatus for Illustrating These Phenomena in Their Special Relation to the Climatal ...
James Bushee, 1876
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Mathematical Tracts on Physical Astronomy, the Figure of the ...
From observations on precession and . 'nutation, to determine the Moon's mass, and the ellipticity .of the Earth. ' Among the various results of observation we ( shall select, as those which have been most accurately determined, ) the whole ...
Sir George Biddell Airy, 1842
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Eclipsing Binary Stars: Modeling and Analysis: Modeling and ...
For example, many textbooks and public documentaries speak of the “precession ” of planet Mercury's orbit in regard to a well-known prediction of General Relativity Theory (GRT). However, the described GRT phenomenon is orbit rotation, not ...
Josef Kallrath, Eugene F. Milone, 2009
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Design and Testing of a New Conical Beam Precession System ...
1. New. Applications. of. Conical. Beam. Precession. Tomographic reconstruction relies on collecting different views of the specimen at various angles. In electron tomography, typically this is accomplished by a time consuming process of ...
Richard James Giuly, 2008
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Mathematical tracts on physical astronomy, the figure of the ...
Comparing the expressions in (38) and (39), the lunar annual precession 4«-(1-? .in«t) T = 6x : : . — = b x C, suppose. sin 2 i t Subtracting this from the whole annual precession, the solar annual precession =a — bC, and solar annual ...
Sir George Biddell Airy, 1826
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Mathematical tracts on physical astronomy, the figure of the ...
47r(l-2sin*0. T. — bx : : . — = b x C, suppose. sin 2 1 t Subtracting this from the whole annual precession, the solar annual precession =a — bC, and solar annual precession a — bC _ a lunar annual precession bC bC But, by the expressions in ...
George Biddell Airy (sir.), 1826
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Contributions of Self-motion Information and Theta Phase ...
CHAPTER 3: REVISITING THE ISSUE: THETA PHASE PRECESSION AND PLACE FIELD DEVELOPMENT 3.1 Introduction When studying a phenomenon such as theta phase precession, a reductionist approach can provide a great deal of ...
Andrew Porter Maurer, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRECESSION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term precession is used in the context of the following news items.
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Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) [Trend Analysis] dropped in premarket precession on Monday as a federal petitions court on Friday declared that ... «StreetWise Report, Jul 15»
2
Pop Numberland Uncomfortable in Its Company
As ever at the FCM, excellence and precession obtained. Austin Williams and Kathryn Driscoll, trumpet; James Tobias, trombone; Dylan Barber ... «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Jul 15»
3
Formula One REPORT- Hungarian Grand Prix: Sebastian Vettel …
I expected a precession for Mercedes and it is so refreshing to see some different teams and faces on the podium. Superb driving on show ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Well Done, Col. Norris
The road right of ways used on the funeral precession received a bit of special attention. They were freshly mowed, trimmed and litter picked up ... «The Chattanoogan, Jul 15»
5
Loop – Array 1
Precession” is the first and probably the most grating. With a repetitive riff that pummels the listener into submission and vocals that seem to roll ... «mxdwn.com, Jul 15»
6
Cassini helps refine locations of Saturn's moons
... the fact that Saturn bulges around its equator causes the orientation of a given moon's orbit to rotate, something astronomers call precession. «Sen, Jul 15»
7
Pride and celebration
The precession of the Maria Santissima della Civita makes its way up Cranston Street on Sunday during the 110th St. Mary's Feast. Organizers ... «Johnston Sun Rise, Jul 15»
8
Five Notch Crystal Filter enhances sound reproduction.
... such as satellite communications, radar, cellular phone infrastructure, microwave transmission, precession instrumentation and many others. «ThomasNet News, Jul 15»
9
“The Wave” Goes Micro
The frequency in this case corresponds to the frequency of precession of magnetic moments, whose allowed values depend on the material ... «EE Journal, Jul 15»
10
Navy Researchers First to Find Spin Precession in Silicon Nanowires
Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have reported the first observation of spin precession of spin currents flowing in a ... «Armed with Science, Jul 15»

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