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axial precession

axial precession noun: a gravity-induced, slow, and continuous change in the orientation of an astronomical body's rotational axis.

Noun

axial precession (countable and uncountable, plural axial precessions)

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

Forms of axial precession

pluralaxial precessions

Questions about axial precession

What does axial precession mean?
Axial precession means a gravity-induced, slow, and continuous change in the orientation of an astronomical body's rotational axis.
What part of speech is axial precession?
Axial precession is a noun.
What is the plural of axial precession?
The plural of axial precession is axial precessions.

Words near axial precession in the dictionary

  1. axial lobes
  2. axial plane
  3. axial planes
  4. axial point
  5. axial points
  6. axial precession
  7. axial precessions
  8. axial tilt
  9. axial tilts
  10. axial vector
  11. axial vectors

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