precession


Definition: Meaning of, precession in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / prɪˈsɛʃ(ə)n /

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precession precessions
  1. as a top the motion of a spinning body in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
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  2. as in a ceremony the act of preceding in time, order or rank
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precession used in phrases

  • precession of the equinoxes (noun)
    1. a slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth's axis of rotation
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