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precessing

precessing is the present participle and gerund of precess.

Meaning of precess

Verb

precess (third-person singular simple present precesses, present participle precessing, simple past and past participle precessed)

  1. To have an angle that varies cyclically.
  2. To wobble; to rotate about an axis that precesses.

Questions about precessing

What is precessing the present participle and gerund of?
Precessing is the present participle and gerund of precess.

Words near precessing in the dictionary

  1. precertifying
  2. preces
  3. precess
  4. precessed
  5. precesses
  6. precessing
  7. precession
  8. precession of the equinoxes
  9. precessional
  10. precessionally
  11. precessions

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