"toplike" meaning in English

See toplike in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more toplike [comparative], most toplike [superlative]
Etymology: top + -like Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|top|like}} top + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} toplike (comparative more toplike, superlative most toplike)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a spinning top.
    Sense id: en-toplike-en-adj-ToozGBrR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like

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          "text": "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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