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precession of the equinoxes

precession of the equinoxes noun: the slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic, resulting from precession of the earth's axis of rotation, and causing the equinoxes to occur earlier each year.

Noun

precession of the equinoxes (plural precessions of the equinoxes)

  1. The slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic, resulting from precession of the earth's axis of rotation, and causing the equinoxes to occur earlier each year.
    • Some three thousand years ago (owing to the Precession of the Equinoxes) that star at the winter solstice did not stand at midnight where you now see it, but almost exactly ON the meridian line.1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 29

precession of the equinoxes meaning in Tamil

precession of the equinoxes in Tamil

சூரியப்பாதை நகர்வு முந்துகை

Forms of precession of the equinoxes

pluralprecessions of the equinoxes

Questions about precession of the equinoxes

What does precession of the equinoxes mean?
Precession of the equinoxes means the slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic, resulting from precession of the earth's axis of rotation, and causing the equinoxes to occur earlier each year.
What is precession of the equinoxes in Tamil?
Precession of the equinoxes in Tamil is சூரியப்பாதை நகர்வு முந்துகை. See Precession of the equinoxes meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is precession of the equinoxes?
Precession of the equinoxes is a noun.
What is the plural of precession of the equinoxes?
The plural of precession of the equinoxes is precessions of the equinoxes.

Words near precession of the equinoxes in the dictionary

  1. precess
  2. precessed
  3. precesses
  4. precessing
  5. precession
  6. precession of the equinoxes
  7. precessional
  8. precessionally
  9. precessions
  10. precessions of the equinoxes
  11. precessor

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