axial precession

noun

A gravity-induced, slow, and continuous change in the orientation of an astronomical body's rotational axis.

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Meanings

nounaxial precession (countable and uncountable, plural axial precessions)

plural axial precessions

  1. countableuncountableastronomyA gravity-induced, slow, and continuous change in the orientation of an astronomical body's rotational axis.
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