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toplike en · ADJ

Etymology

From top + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of a spinning top.
   • Later astronomers understood that this motion is caused by a toplike motion of Earth known as precession. If you have ever played with a gyroscope or top, you have seen how the spinning mass resists any sudden change in the direction of its axis of rotation. 2015, Michael A. Seeds, Dana Backman, The Solar System:

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