English Explanatory Dictionary

precession of the equinoxes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-precession of the equinoxes.wav

Word forms

precession of the equinoxes precessions of the equinoxes
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