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noun
- (uncountable) precedence
- (context, physics, countable) The wobbling motion of the axis of a spinning body when there is an external force acting on the axis.
- (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)
Translations: - Dutch: (t, nl, precessie, f)
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