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precession

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As a noun, precession means precedence.

Meanings of precession

6 meanings

noun

  1. Precedence.

  2. physicsThe wobbling motion of the axis of a spinning body when there is an external force acting on the axis.

  3. astronomyThe slow gyration of the earth's axis around the pole of the ecliptic, caused mainly by the gravitational torque of the sun and moon.

  4. Any of several slow changes in an astronomical body's rotational or orbital parameters.

  5. The motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone

  6. The act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)

    Similar: precedence, precedency

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noun: the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ce…
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