ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Toplike

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Toplike is an adjective meaning Resembling or characteristic of a spinning top.

Meaning

Resembling or characteristic of a spinning top.

Example Sentences

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.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include turbinate, spindlelike, wheellike, spinny, bobbinlike, pivotlike.

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