Definition of Precession

Noun: precession  pree'se-shun [N. Amer], pri'se-shun [Brit]

1. The motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
    
2. The act of preceding in time, order or rank (as in a ceremony)
   - precedence, precedency

See also:
precessing
precessional

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