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precess

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
pre-cess
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have an angle that varies cyclically.

verb

To wobble; to rotate about an axis that precesses.

Inflected Forms

precesses (present, singular) precessing (participle, present) precessed (participle, past) precessed (past)

Derived Forms

nonprecessing

Frequently Paired Words

precession

Questions

What does precess mean?
To have an angle that varies cyclically.

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