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Precession

Definition: Precession

Precession

Noun

1. The motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone.

2. The act of preceding (as in a ceremony).

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "precession" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1880. (references)


Specialty Definition: Precession

DomainDefinition

Geography

Change in the direction of the axis of rotation of a spinning body, as a gyro, when acted upon by a torque. Source: European Union. (references)

Physics

A change in the direction of the axis of rotation of a spinning body, as a gyro, when acted upon by a torque. Source: European Union. (references)

Science

The comparatively slow torquing of the orbital planes of all satellites with respect to the Earth's axis, due to the bulge of the Earth at the equator which distorts the Earth's gravitational field. Precession is manifest by the slow rotation of the line of nodes of the orbit (westward for inclinations less than 90 degrees and eastward for inclinations greater than 90 degrees). (references)

Space

A modern term, derived from the precession of the equinoxes and meaning a motion around a cone of the rotation axis of a spinning body. (references)

Transportation

The movement of a rotating body upon the application of torque; the effect is a tendency to change the attitude of its axis of rotation. Source: European Union. (references)

Weather

The tendency of the Earth's axis to wobble in space over a period of 23,000 years. The Earth's precession is one of the factors that results in the planet receiving different amounts of solar energy over extended periods of time. (references)

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Specialty Definition: Precession

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Precession is the phenomenon by which the axis of a spinning object "wobbles" when a torque is applied to it. The phenomenon is commonly seen in a spinning toy top, but all rotating objects can undergo precession. As a spinning object precesses, the tilt of its axis goes around in a circle in the opposite direction that the object is spinning. If the speed of the rotation and the magnitude of the torque are constant the axis will describe a cone, its movement at any instant being at right angles to the direction of the torque. In the case of a toy top, if the axis is not perfectly vertical the torque is applied by the force of gravity trying to tip it over. A rolling wheel will tend to remain upright due to precession; whenever it tends to tip over to either side, precession swerves its plane and changes its path so that it automatically steers itself. This is how bicycles operate. Precession is also the mechanism behind gyrocompasses.

The physics of precession

Precession is due to the fact that the resultant of the angular velocity of rotation and the angular veolcity produced by the torque is an angular velocity about a line which makes an angle with the permanent rotation axis, and this angle lies in a plane at right angles to the plane of the couple producing the torque. The permanent axis must turn towards this line, since the body cannot continue to rotate about any line which is not a principle axis of maximum moment of inertia; that is, the permanent axis turns in a direction at right angles to that in which the torque might be expected to turn it. If the rotating body is symmetrical and its motion unconstrained, and if the torque on the spin axis is at right angles to that axis, the axis of precession will be pependicular to both the spin axis and torque axis. Under these circumstances the period of precession is given by:

In which Is is the moment of inertia, Ts is the period of spin about the spin axis, and Q is the torque. In general the problem is more complicated than this, however.

Precession of the equinoxes

The Earth's axis undergoes precession due to a combination of the Earth's nonspherical shape (it is an oblate spheroid, bulging outward at the equator) and the gravitational tidal forces of the Moon and Sun applying torque as they attempt to pull the equatorial bulge into the plane of the ecliptic. It goes through one complete precession in a period of approximately 25,800 years during which the positions of stars within the celestial sphere will slowly change. Over this period, the axis's north pole moves from where it is now, within 1° of Polaris, in a circle. Polaris isn't particularly well-suited for marking the north celestial pole, as its visual magnitude is only 1.97, fairly far down the list of brightest stars in the sky. On the other hand, in 3000 BC the faint star Thuban in the constellation Draco was the pole star; at magnitude 3.67 it is five times fainter than Polaris, and all but invisible from light-polluted urban skies. The brightest star to be North Star at any time in the forseeable past or future is the brilliant Vega, which will be the pole star in 14000 AD.

Polaris is not exactly at the pole; any long-exposure unguided photo will show it having a short trail. It's close enough, though. The south celestial pole precesses too, always remaining exactly opposite the north pole. The south pole is in a particularly bland portion of the sky, and the nominal south pole star is Sigma Octantis, which, while fairly close to the pole, is even weaker than Thuban -- magnitude 5.5, which is barely visible even under a properly dark sky. The precession of the Earth is not entirely regular due to the fact that the Sun and Moon are not in the same plane and move relative to each other, causing the torque they apply to Earth to vary. This varying torque produces a slight irregular motion in the poles called nutation.

Precession of the Earth's axis is a very slow effect, but at the level of accuracy at which astronomers work, it does need to be taken into account. Note that precession has no effect on the inclination ("tilt") of the plane of the Earth's equator (and thus its axis of rotation) on its orbital plane. It is 23.5 degrees and precession does not change that. The inclination of the equator on the ecliptic does change due to gravitational torque, but its period is different (main period about 41000 years).

Hipparchus (q.v.) first estimated Earth's precession around 130 BC, adding his own observations to those of Babylonian and Chaldean astronomers in the preceding centuries. In particular they measured the distance of the stars like Spica to the Moon and Sun at the time of lunar eclipses, and because he could compute the distance of the Moon and Sun from the equinox at these moments, he noticed that Spica and other stars had moved over the centuries.

Precession causes the cycle of seasons (tropical year) to be a few minutes less than the cycle of the sun as seen with respect to the stars (sidereal year). This results in a slow change in the position of the sun with respect to the stars at an equinox. It is significant for calendars and their leap year rules.

Precession of planetary orbits

The revolution of a planet in its orbit around the Sun is also a form of rotary motion. (In this case, the combined system of Earth and Sun is rotating.) So the axis of a planet's orbital plane will also precess over time. Discrepancies in the precession rate of the planet Mercury compared to those predicted by classical mechanics were one of the major pieces of evidence leading to the acceptance of Einstein's Theory of Relativity, which predicted the anomalies accurately.

The precession of the orbit of the Earth is an important part of the astronomical theory of ice ages.

Precession is also an important consideration in the dynamics of atoms and molecules.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Precession."

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Synonyms: Precession

Synonyms: precedence (n), precedency (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Precession

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Precedence

Antecedency; anteriority; (front); precursor; priority; precession; anteposition; epacme; preference.

Precession

Noun: precession, leading, heading; precedence; priority; the lead, le pas; van; (front); precursor.

Priority

Noun: priority, antecedence, anteriority, precedence, pre-existence; precession; precursor; the past; premises.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Precession

English words defined with "precession": Annual variationgreat yearHipparchusLunisolar precessionPlanetary precession, Platonic year, Precession of the equinoxesTropic year. (references)
Specialty definitions using "precession": apparent wanderBesselian star numbersCLIMATE CHANGE, Cyclotron Frequencyearth's rate correctionglobal climate changeinduced precessionMilankovich theorynuclear resonance magnetometerprecession in declination, precession in right ascensionreal precession, regression of the nodes. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Precession" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Swedish (precession).

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Modern Usage: Precession

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Just the endless precession of days, months, years My teacher left me to my darkest lesson, that in the end, we are alone, and there is nothing but the cold, dark wasteland of eternity. (Queen of the Damned; writing credit: Scott Abbott)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Precession

DomainTitle

Books

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Precession

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Early use of proton precession marine magnetometer Deployment of towed magnetometer on C&GS Ship PIONEER. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Magnetic anomaly map produced on SURVEYOR Magnetic striping is readily apparent in this map of offshore California Earlier magnetic work led directly to Theory of Seafloor Spreading This map helped unravel the tectonic history of the Eastern Pacific Ocean Data acquired by towed proton precession magnetometer. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

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Usage Frequency: Precession

"Precession" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Precession" is used about 30 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%3063,341

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Precession

Expressions using "precession": apparent precession gyroscopic precession induced precession Lunisolar precession planetary precession precession of the equinoxes real precession. Additional references.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Precession

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

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9

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8

gyroscopic precession

5

gyroscope precession

4

calculation exact mercury perihelion precession

4

equinoxes precession

4

earth precession

3

mercury perihelion precession

2

age current equinox precession

2

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construction design honeywell magnetoresistive precession proton schematic

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Modern Translation: Precession

Language Translations for "precession"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

precedent (priority), përparësi (antecedence, first refusal, pre eminence, precedence, preference, priority). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏سبق (antecedence, forego, forerun, outdistance, outrun, outstrip, pace, pre empt, precede). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

прецесия, движение напред (headway, progress, progression). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

岁差. (various references)

   

Danish

  

præcession. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

precessie. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

presessio, prekessio. (various references)

   

French

  

précession. (various references)

   

German

  

Präzession, Kreiselbewegung. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

μετάπτωση (change, transision), προπόρευση (advance), εκτροπή (aberrance, aberration, deflection, deviousness, diversion, outrage). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

precesszió, kitérés (deflection, deflexion, digression, diversion, dodge, evasion, excursion, jink, roundabout, yaw), eltérés (aberration, deflection, deflexion, deviation, difference, digression, discrepancy, divergence, divergency, diversion, margin, out of alignment, variance, variation), elhajlás (bash, bend, deflection, deflexion, deviation, dip, excursion, inclination, lean, leaning, toot). (various references)

   

Italian

  

precessione. (various references)

   

Korean 

  

(Preceding). (various references)

   

Manx

  

gleashaghey er oaie. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ecessionpray

   

Portuguese

  

precessão. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

прецессия. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

precesija. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

precesión. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

precession. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

devinme, devinim (motion). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

старшинство (precedence, precedency, priority, seniority, superiority), прецесія, першочерговість, передування (antecedence, anteriority, precedence, precedency, priority). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Precession

Derivations

Words beginning with "precession": precessional, precessions. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Precession" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: percession, percission, precesion, precussion. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Precession"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "precession" (pronounced prēse"shun)
5-s e" sh u naccession, concession, intercession, obsession, procession, recession, secession, session, succession.
4-e" sh u naggression, compression, confession, decompression, depression, digression, discretion, expression, freshen, hessian, impression, indiscretion, misimpression, nonaggression, oppression, possession, profession, progression, regression, repossession, repression, suppression, transgression.
3-sh u nabbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, composition, comprehension, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, diction, dietitian, differentiation, diffraction, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fission, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, friction, fruition, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obstetrician, obstruction, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, potion, precaution, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, prognostication, prohibition, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, representation, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation.

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Anagrams: Precession

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: necropsies.

Words within the letters "c-e-e-i-n-o-p-r-s-s"

-1 letter: conspires, incorpses, isoprenes, princesse, recession.

-2 letters: conspire, crispens, erepsins, incorpse, isoprene, necroses, necrosis, pioneers, precises, princess, recopies, response, ripeness, ropiness, senecios, spencers.

-3 letters: censers, censors, cerises, cession, coiners, copiers, corpses, cosines, crepons, crispen, cronies, encores, eosines, erepsin, incross, necrose, openers, orceins, orpines, oscines, penises, peonies, pereion, persons, piecers, pierces, pincers, pioneer, poesies, poisers.

 Words containing the letters "c-e-e-i-n-o-p-r-s-s"
 

+1 letter: precessions, sniperscope.

 

+2 letters: copresidents, counterspies, narcolepsies, necropolises, persecutions, precessional, preciousness, prerecession, processioned, repercussion, reprocessing, sniperscopes.

 

+3 letters: corresponsive, counterpoises, decompressing, decompression, frontispieces, inspectorates, omnipresences, postrecession, preprocessing, preselections, receptionists, reinspections, repercussions, retinoscopies, scenographies, schizophrenes, stereopticons.

 

+4 letters: asthenospheric, comprehensions, countersnipers, decompressions, incompressible, misperceptions, overprocessing, perfectionisms, perfectionists, perniciousness, precariousness, precentorships, preciousnesses, precociousness, preconsciouses, productiveness, prolificnesses, protectiveness, redescriptions, retrospections, scleroproteins, semiporcelains, teleprocessing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Precession


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01110010 01100101 01100011 01100101 01110011 01110011 01101001 01101111 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 0072 0065 0063 0065 0073 0073 0069 006F 006E

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

50847169718585758180

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Usage Frequency
8. Expressions
9. Expressions: Internet
10. Translations: Modern
11. Derivations
12. Rhymes
13. Anagrams
14. Orthography
15. Bibliography


  

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