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    precession

    US /prɪ'seʃən/

    ・

    UK /prɪ'seʃən/

    C2
    n.Noun(Formal) going first in time, order or rank
    The dancing partners span in a precession around each other

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    2012 - with Noam Chomsky & Anonymous [RAP NEWS X]

    07:372012 - with Noam Chomsky & Anonymous [RAP NEWS X]
    • The fifth sunset in line with precession and the Mayans' calendar prediction

      The fifth sunset in line with precession and the Mayans' calendar prediction

    B2

    L8P3

    04:03L8P3
    • Combining the influences of the three orbital factor of obliquity, eccentricity, and precession,

      Combining the influences of the three orbital factor of obliquity, eccentricity, and precession,

    • precession, one can reconstruct a history of solar insulation: the amount of solar energy reaching Earth per unit area.

      precession, one can reconstruct a history of solar insulation: the amount of solar energy reaching Earth per unit area.

    B2

    Helicopter Physics Series - #4 They're Gyroscopes

    06:14Helicopter Physics Series - #4 They're Gyroscopes
    • precession, any force on a spinning disc, which these blades

      precession, any force on a spinning disc, which these blades

    • but due to gyroscopic precession, any force on a spinning disc, which these blades do act as a disc, takes effect over a 90-degree phase.

      but due to gyroscopic precession, any force on a spinning disc, which these blades do act as a disc, takes effect over a 90-degree phase.

    B1

    Cycles in the Sky: Crash Course Astronomy #3

    09:29Cycles in the Sky: Crash Course Astronomy #3
    • as the top itself spins? This is called precession, and the Earth does it too! Our planet spins

      as the top itself spins? This is called precession, and the Earth does it too! Our planet spins

    • This is called precession, and the Earth does it too.

      This is called precession, and the Earth does it too.

    B1

    13 Misconceptions About Global Warming

    06:5013 Misconceptions About Global Warming
    • the Earth's tilt, precession of the tilt, and stretching and squishing of Earth's elliptical

      the Earth's tilt, precession of the tilt, and stretching and squishing of Earth's elliptical

    • That is, the periodic oscillation of the Earth's tilt, precession of the tilt,

      That is, the periodic oscillation of the Earth's tilt, precession of the tilt,

    B1

    The Sahara Desert Used to Look Like This…And May Again

    05:13The Sahara Desert Used to Look Like This…And May Again
    • Over thousands of years, the intensity of the monsoon is affected by a slow wobble in the Earth’s orbit known as precession, which strengthens solar radiation in the summer, driving moist air inland. 

      Over thousands of years, the intensity of the monsoon is affected by a slow wobble in the Earth’s orbit known as precession, which strengthens solar radiation in the summer, driving moist air inland. 

    B1

    General Relativity Explained in 7 Levels of Difficulty

    06:09General Relativity Explained in 7 Levels of Difficulty
    • For our 3+1-dimensional universe, the predictions generated by this idea have been experimentally verified by many, many incredibly precise observations - ranging from the slight drift of the Moon's orbit away from the Earth, to the precession of the orbit of Mercury, to the gravitational lensing and redshift of starlight, to time dilation of atomic clocks and precession of gyroscopes orbiting the Earth, to observations of the cosmic microwave background radiation, to gravitational wave detections of black hole mergers, to direct imaging of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way.

      For our 3+1-dimensional universe, the predictions generated by this idea have been experimentally verified by many, many incredibly precise observations - ranging from the slight drift of the Moon's orbit away from the Earth, to the precession of the orbit of Mercury, to the gravitational lensing and redshift of starlight, to time dilation of atomic clocks and precession of gyroscopes orbiting the Earth, to observations of the cosmic microwave background radiation, to gravitational wave detections of black hole mergers, to direct imaging of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way.

    • For our 3+1-dimensional universe, the predictions generated by this idea have been experimentally verified by many, many incredibly precise observations - ranging from the slight drift of the Moon's orbit away from the Earth, to the precession of the orbit of Mercury, to the gravitational lensing and redshift of starlight, to time dilation of atomic clocks and precession of gyroscopes orbiting the Earth, to observations of the cosmic microwave background radiation, to gravitational wave detections of black hole mergers, to direct imaging of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way.

      For our 3+1-dimensional universe, the predictions generated by this idea have been experimentally verified by many, many incredibly precise observations - ranging from the slight drift of the Moon's orbit away from the Earth, to the precession of the orbit of Mercury, to the gravitational lensing and redshift of starlight, to time dilation of atomic clocks and precession of gyroscopes orbiting the Earth, to observations of the cosmic microwave background radiation, to gravitational wave detections of black hole mergers, to direct imaging of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way.

    B2

    Zeitgeist: The Movie (2007)

    00:28Zeitgeist: The Movie (2007)
    • known as the precession of the equinoxes.

      known as the precession of the equinoxes.

    • It is called a precession because the constellations go backwards

      It is called a precession because the constellations go backwards

    B1