( n. )
The tendency of a revolving body, when suspended in a certain way, to bring the axis of rotation into parallelism with the earth's axis.
( n. )
The tendency of a revolving body, when suspended in a certain way, to bring the axis of rotation into parallelism with the earth's axis.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012