Assertion: gyroscope's spin axis | /r/CapableOf | precess past the meridian
Facets:
value: back to its starting direction
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: This causes the spin axis to dip below the horizon and produces an eastward pendulous torque, which causes the spin axis to precess toward the meridian again and eventually precess past the meridian and back to its starting direction, where this whole process is repeated.