precessional

precessional
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.
DERIVATIVES precess verb precessional adjective.
ORIGIN from Latin praecedere 'go before' .

English terms dictionary. 2015.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Precessional — Pre*ces sion*al, a. Of or pertaining to pression; as, the precessional movement of the equinoxes. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • precessional — shənəlˌ shnəl adjective : of or relating to precession precessional movement …   Useful english dictionary

  • precessional frequency — precesijos dažnis statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Kūno precesijos kampo kitimo dažnis. atitikmenys: angl. precessional frequency vok. Präzessionsfrequenz, f rus. частота прецессии, f pranc. fréquence de précession, f …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

  • precessional frequency — precesijos dažnis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. precessional frequency vok. Präzessionsfrequenz, f rus. частота прецессии, f pranc. fréquence de précession, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • precessional — adjective see precession …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • precessional — See precession. * * * …   Universalium

  • precessional — adjective Of or pertaining to precession …   Wiktionary

  • precessional — prɪ seʃnÉ™l adj. of precedence; of priority, of antecedence; of advancement, of progress …   English contemporary dictionary

  • precessional — pre·ces·sion·al …   English syllables

  • precessional — /priˈsɛʃənəl/ (say pree seshuhnuhl) adjective of, relating to, characterised by, or resulting from precession …  

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”