How to pronounce "precesses" in English
pre·ces·ses
Hear native speakers say precesses in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “precesses”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
pre
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ces
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ses
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "precesses" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "precesses is" sounds like "precesses-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "precesses" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“They're specified by the frequency that a proton precesses in a field with a magnet of that strength.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“So it precesses much more slowly, it's a smaller magnet, and it can be either up or down.”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“I am giving it as an example to explain how fast it precesses.”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“so that the eccentric lunar orbit precesses around”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“two classically and Quantum mechanically classically the actual value uh Quantum mechanically the expectation value of the spin precesses around the B axis”— StanfordWatch clip
“to do with the Ice Age it has to do with the way the Earth precesses in its orbit and shifts in the the Sahara patterns um you know it's wetter sometimes and drier”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “precesses”
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They're specified by the frequency that a proton precesses in a field with a magnet of that strength.
Hear it in context: “precesses”
44 clipsThe English word “precesses”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (pre · ces · ses). Grammatically, “precesses” functions as a verb. SayItVid indexes 44 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “precesses” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare, YaleCourses, TEDx Talks.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #1 · @25:30
“they are not specified by the strength of their magnet. They're specified by the frequency that a proton precesses in a field with a magnet of that strength. that a proton precesses in a field”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #2 · @47:10
“as strong as a magnet. So it precesses much more slowly, it's a smaller magnet, and it can be either up or down. and it can be either up or down.”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #3 · @5:48
“How quick it is! I am giving it as an example to explain how fast it precesses. We’re not actually going through a narrow and long path slowly.”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #4 · @37:09
“Earth, the perigee, becomes locked with respect to the Sun, so that the eccentric lunar orbit precesses around the Earth with exactly a period of 1 year, equal to the orbit of the Earth”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #5 · @4:08
“would gradually increase until it were up all right that's number one number two classically and Quantum mechanically classically the actual value uh Quantum mechanically the expectation value of the spin precesses around the B axis mechanically the expectation value of the spin precesses around the B axis”
Definition & Meaning: “precesses”
- To have an angle that varies cyclically.
- To wobble; to rotate about an axis that precesses.
Example Sentences (2)
- “They're specified by the frequency that a proton precesses in a field with a magnet of that strength.”
- “So it precesses much more slowly, it's a smaller magnet, and it can be either up or down.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “precesses”
- Syllables:
- pre · ces · ses
- Hear it in context
- precesses
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"precesses" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "precesses" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about precesses
How many syllables are in “precesses”?
“precesses” has 3 syllables: pre · ces · ses.
What does “precesses” mean?
To have an angle that varies cyclically.
How can I hear “precesses” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “precesses”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).