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Precession
Meaning
Noun
●
Precedence.
●
In Physics:
The
wobbling
motion
of the
axis
of a
spinning
body when there is an
external
force
acting on
the
axis
.
●
In Astronomy:
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.
●
Any of several
slow
changes in an
astronomical
body's
rotational
or
orbital
parameters.
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