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precession of the equinoxes

DEFINITIONS OF: precession of the equinoxes

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n a slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth's axis of rotation

Type of:
action, activity, natural action, natural process
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
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