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What does precess mean?

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Verb
  1. (axis) To have an angle that varies cyclically.
  2. (of a rotating object) To wobble; to rotate about an axis that precesses.
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The gyroscope is suspended as nearly as possible at its centre of mass, so that gravity does not apply a torque that causes it to precess.
The spinning motion of the proton gives it magnetic properties and causes it to precess in an applied magnetic field, much as a spinning top precesses in a gravitational field.
As the precess terminates, the worker thread return to the available stack for another request.
Frictional forces in a gyro cause it to precess, which, in turn, causes a creep or drift of the heading card.
In this case, the PSC is used to cool the interior of a wing assembly during the welding precess.
Councillor Sheelagh Clarke, the cabinet member for social care and well-being, said during the meeting that the council's procurement precess had been sound.

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