HyperDic: precession_of_the_equinoxes

English > 1 sense of the expression precession of the equinoxes:
NOUNprocessprecession of the equinoxesa slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth's axis of rotation
English > precession of the equinoxes: 1 sense > noun 1, process
MeaningA slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth's axis of rotation.
Broadernatural process, natural action, action, activityA process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

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