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Word: precession (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • 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.
  • physics|countable The wobbling motion of the axis of a spinning body when there is an external force acting on the axis.
  • uncountable precedence

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