Precession Definition & Meaning
precession
- noun
- the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
- the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
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- What does precession mean?
- the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
- What part of speech is precession?
- Precession is a noun.
- How many definitions does precession have?
- Precession has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).