precession

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

precedence

precedency

preference

primacy

front burner

precession of equinoxes

recession of the equinoxes

precession of the equinox

advance

precesional motion

epoch

Translations

precesión

précession

precessione

μετάπτωση

Präzession

precessie

precessió

presesyon

Kreiselbewegung

takaddüm

precessão

önce geliş

السبق

yalpalama

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: precessioun

In summary

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