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toplike

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Etymology

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From top +‎ -like.

Adjective

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toplike (comparative more toplike, superlative most toplike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a spinning top.
    • 2015, Michael A. Seeds, Dana Backman, The Solar System:
      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.

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