Complete Definition of "precession"

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Noun
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  1. uncountable precedence
  2. context|physics|countable The wobbling motion of the axis of a spinning body when there is an external force acting on the axis.
  3. context|astronomy|uncountable The slow gyration of the earth�s axis around the pole of the ecliptic, caused mainly by the gravitational pull of the sun and moon.

rfex|mainly for the first

Derived terms
precession of the equinoxes

Translations
trans-top|precedence
Finnish: etusija
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trans-top|physics term
Dutch: t|nl|precessie|f
Finnish: prekessio
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trans-top|astronomical term
Dutch: t|nl|precessie|f
Finnish: prekessio
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ttbc|Swedish: t-|sv|precession|c
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