The general theory of relativity explains the anomalous perihelion precession of the planet Mercury.
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Precession
Synonyms for "precession" (15 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Strong matches (5)
Noun(2 words)
Related words (7)
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8 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
1 entrieshas context
2 entriesis a
5 entriesrelated to
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Translations
34 translations across 18 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- μετάπτωσις noun (physics term)
- μετάπτωσις noun (astronomical term)
Bulgarian
2 entries- напредване noun (precedence)
- прецесия noun (astronomical term)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 旋進 /旋进 noun (astronomical term)
- 歲差 /岁差 noun (astronomical term)
- 進動 /进动 noun (astronomical term)
Czech
3 entries- precese noun (physics term)
- precese noun (astronomical term)
- předcházení noun (precedence)
Dutch
2 entries- precessie noun (physics term)
- precessie noun (astronomical term)
Finnish
3 entries- etusija noun (precedence)
- prekessio noun (physics term)
- prekessio noun (astronomical term)
French
1 entries- précession noun (astronomical term)
German
2 entries- Präzession noun (physics term)
- Präzession noun (astronomical term)
Greek
2 entries- μετάπτωση noun (physics term)
- μετάπτωση noun (astronomical term)
Hungarian
2 entries- előrehaladás (állócsillagoké) noun (astronomical term)
- precesszió noun (astronomical term)
Irish
1 entries- luainíocht noun (astronomical term)
Japanese
3 entries- 歳差 noun (astronomical term)
- 歳差運動 noun (astronomical term)
- 首振り運動 noun (astronomical term)
Kazakh
1 entries- прецессия noun (astronomical term)
Korean
1 entries- 세차 noun (astronomical term)
Norwegian
1 entries- presesjon noun (physics term)
Polish
2 entries- precesja noun (physics term)
- precesja noun (astronomical term)
Russian
2 entries- преце́ссия noun (physics term)
- преце́ссия noun (astronomical term)
Spanish
1 entries- precesión noun (physics term)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
But as it will not do to talk entirely at random, as Montaigne does, and Ralph Waldo Emerson tries to do, we must take up some little thread or threads. and string our thoughts thereupon, keeping up also a relation among them of precession and succession.
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