axis of precession
11precession — /priˈsɛʃən / (say pree seshuhn) noun 1. the act or fact of preceding; precedence. 2. Astronomy a. the precession of the equinoxes. b. the related motion of the earth s axis of rotation. 3. the motion of a rotating body which, as a result of an… …
12precession axis — precesijos ašis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. precession axis vok. Präzessionsachse, f rus. ось прецессии, f pranc. axe de précession, m …
13precession — pre•ces•sion [[t]priˈsɛʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) the act or fact of preceding; precedence 2) mec the movement of the axis of rotation of a spinning body around another axis, outside the body and at an angle to it: an effect exhibited by a spinning top or… …
14precession — n. the slow movement of the axis of a spinning body around another axis. Phrases and idioms: precession of the equinoxes 1 the slow retrograde motion of equinoctial points along the ecliptic. 2 the resulting earlier occurrence of equinoxes in… …
15precession of the equinoxes — 1. the earlier occurrence of the equinoxes in each successive sidereal year because of the slow retrograde motion of the equinoctial points along the ecliptic, caused by the precession of the earth s axis of rotation; a complete precession of the …
16précession de l’axe de la Terre — Žemės ašies precesija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Earth’s axis precession vok. Erdachsepräzession, f rus. прецессия земной оси, f pranc. précession de l’axe de la Terre, f …
17precession of a gyroscope — A property of all gyroscopes in which, when an external torque is applied about an axis perpendicular to the spin axis, the rotor will move about a third axis perpendicular to those of the spin and the torque …
18precession of the equinoxes — noun The slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic, resulting from precession of the earths axis of rotation, and causing the equinoxes to occur earlier each year …
19precession of the equinoxes — noun a slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth s axis of rotation • Hypernyms: ↑natural process, ↑natural action, ↑action, ↑activity …
20precession — noun a) precedence b) The wobbling motion of the axis of a spinning body when there is an external force acting on the axis …
