axis of precession
31axe de précession — precesijos ašis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. precession axis vok. Präzessionsachse, f rus. ось прецессии, f pranc. axe de précession, m …
32input axis — As it relates to a gyro, it means an axis normal (perpendicular) to the spin axis about which a rotation of the base causes a maximum precession output …
33apparent precession — The apparent deflection of the gyro axis, relative to the Earth, due to the rotating effect of the Earth and not due to any applied force. Also called apparent wander …
34thomas precession — noun Usage: usually capitalized T Etymology: after L. H. Thomas b1903 American physicist (born in England) who discovered it : a precessional motion of the spin axis of an orbital electron caused by the interaction between the electron spin and… …
35Planetary habitability — is the measure of a planet s or a natural satellite s potential to develop and sustain life. As the existence of life beyond Earth is currently uncertain, planetary habitability is largely an extrapolation of conditions on Earth and the… …
36moon — mooner, n. moonless, adj. /moohn/, n. 1. the earth s natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km). 2. this body during a particular lunar month, or during a… …
37Moon — /moohn/, n. Sun Myung /sun myung/, born 1920, Korean religious leader: founder of the Unification Church. * * * Sole natural satellite of Earth, which it orbits from west to east at a mean distance of about 238,900 mi (384,400 km). It is less… …
38Timekeeping on Mars — Various schemes have been used or proposed to keep track of time and date on the planet Mars independently of Earth time and calendars. Mars has an axial tilt and a rotation period similar to those of Earth. Thus it experiences seasons of spring …
39precessionof the equinoxes — precession of the equinoxes n. A slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic, resulting from precession of the earth s axis of rotation, and causing the equinoxes to occur earlier each sidereal year. The precession of the …
40precess — precession ► NOUN 1) the slow movement of the axis of a spinning body around another axis. 2) Astronomy the slow retrograde motion of the equinoctial points along the ecliptic, resulting in the earlier occurrence of equinoxes each year.… …
