precess
Verb
Meaning
move in a gyrating fashion
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the poles of the Earth precess at a right angle to the force that is applied
In falling, the top overshoots the level at which it would precess steadily and then oscillates about this level.
A small body in secular resonance with a much larger one (e.g. a planet ) will precess at the same rate as the large body.
This causes the top to precess.
When the disc is spinning, however, aerodynamic torque instead leads to precess about the spin axis, causing its trajectory to curve to the left or the right.