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Precession

Precedence.

📖 Definitions of "Precession"

noun

1
Precedence.
"But as it will not do to talk entirely at random, as Montaigne does, and Ralph Waldo Emerson tries to do, we must take up some little thread or threads. and string our thoughts thereupon, keeping up also a relation among them of precession and succession."
2
The wobbling motion of the axis of a spinning body when there is an external force acting on the axis.
3
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
Any of several slow changes in an astronomical body's rotational or orbital parameters.

🔄 Synonyms of "Precession"

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Word	Definition
precedencenoun	The state of preceding in importance or priority.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Precession"

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Word	Definition
precedencenoun	The state of preceding in importance or priority.
magnetometernoun	(physics) An instrument used to measure the intensity and direction of a magnetic field, especially at points on the Earth's surface; sometimes used as metal detector.
precedencynoun	Precedence; superiority.
preambulationnoun	(obsolete) A walking or going before; precedence.
preordainmentnoun	The act of preordaining something.
predecessorshipnoun	The state or condition of being a predecessor.
antecedencenoun	The relationship of preceding something in time or order.
prioritynoun	An item's relative importance.
preveniencenoun	(Methodism) The act or condition of occurring earlier, of being antecedent.
preoccurrencenoun	Prior to an occurrence.
precursorshipnoun	The position or condition of a precursor.
prevenancenoun	(countable) An act of kindness; a courteous or thoughtful gesture.
precessornoun	(obsolete) A predecessor; one who came before.
precedernoun	One who precedes.
precurrernoun	Obsolete form of precursor. [That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.]
prednoun	(countable, informal) Abbreviation of predicate. [(grammar) The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by.]
priorshipnoun	The state or office of prior.
precursornoun	That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
leadnoun	(uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
antecedencynoun	Antecedence (various senses).