English dictionary

precession

/pr/i/'s/E//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone

noun.state

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)

noun.act

Synonyms precedence precedency

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of going before, or forward.

noun

Source: webster1913