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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