How to pronounce precess
American English pronunciation
pree-SES
- IPA
- /pɹiˈsɛs/
- Syllables
- pree · SES (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What precess means
To wobble in a slow circle, like a tilted spinning top
In a sentence: As the top slowed down, it began to precess in a wide, slow circle.
Where it comes from: It looks like a short form of precession, a word that comes from a Latin word meaning to go before.
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