Precession
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
Framework senses
- §1
- the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
- §2
- the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone