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How to pronounce precession
IPA transcription: [pɹi'sɛʃən]
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Noun
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the 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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the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
Usage examples
- Over time, the direction of the polar jets would vary due to precession.
- Precession was in the vertical fore-aft plane.
- Distinguishing rotations and days infers knowledge of the precession cycle.
- The spatial geodetic precession is a measure of the missing "pie-slice" angle.
- Baudrillard called this phenomenon the "precession of simulacra".