verb
- undergoing precession; rotating or moving in a way that causes the axis of rotation to trace out a cone
Usage: physics; astronomy
Examples
- The spinning top was precessing as it slowed down.
- Earth’s axis is precessing over a period of about 26,000 years.
- The gyroscope began precessing when a force was applied to it.
- Scientists observed the precessing motion of the planet’s rotational axis.
- The precessing satellite maintained its orbital stability.
- The precessing wheel demonstrated the principles of angular momentum.