precession

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. (uncountable) Precedence.
2. (countable) The wobbling motion of the axis of a spinning body when there is an external force acting on the axis.
3. (uncountable) The 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. (countable, uncountable) Any of several slow changes in an astronomical body's rotational or orbital parameters.

Konzepte

Präzession

Kreiselbewegung

Synonyme

precedence

precedency

preference

primacy

front burner

precession of equinoxes

recession of the equinoxes

precession of the equinox

advance

precesional motion

epoch

Übersetzungen

précession

precessione

precesión

μετάπτωση

precessió

precessie

presesyon

precessão

takaddüm

precedência

önce geliş

السبق

yalpalama

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: precessioun

In summary

From Middle English precessioun, precession, from Medieval Latin prēcessiōn-, prēcessio, from Latin praecēdō.