Synonyms for precession
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pree-sesh-uh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : priˈsɛʃ ən |
Top 10 synonyms for precession
Définition of precession
Origin :- 1590s, from Late Latin praecissionem (nominative praecissio) "a coming before," from past participle stem of Latin praecedere "to go before" (see precede). Originally used in reference to calculations of the equinoxes, which come slightly earlier each year.
- As in precedence : noun highest in rank; first in order
- As in precedency : noun precedence
- It is as much outside 97 our control as the precession of the equinoxes.
- Extract from : « Waiting for Daylight » by Henry Major Tomlinson
- If the earth were a perfect sphere, precession would be inexplicable.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Heavens » by Robert Stawell Ball
- In fact he had discovered the physical cause of that precession.
- Extract from : « Pioneers of Science » by Oliver Lodge
- Of these the principal are devoted to the effect of precession.
- Extract from : « The Royal Observatory Greenwich » by E. Walter (Edwared Walter) Maunder
- Its movement we see in the heavens in the precession of the equinoxes.
- Extract from : « Everyday Objects » by W. H. Davenport Adams
- Making proper allowance for the precession of the equinoxes.
- Extract from : « Comets and Meteors » by Daniel Kirkwood
- He knows about as much about mining as a hog does about the precession of the equinox.
- Extract from : « Shadow Mountain » by Dane Coolidge
- Hurry on the precession, and the body rises in opposition to gravity.
- Extract from : « Spinning Tops » by John Perry
- The motion of a rifle bullet is therefore one of precession about the tangent to the path.
- Extract from : « Spinning Tops » by John Perry
- If this rule is right, we see at once why precession takes place.
- Extract from : « Spinning Tops » by John Perry
Antonyms for precession
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