precession

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noun

1. the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
• Hypernyms:
motion
2. the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
• Syn:
precedence, precedency
• Derivationally related forms:
precedent (for: precedency), precede (for: precedency), precedent (for: precedence), precede (for: precedence), precede
• Hypernyms:
activity

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  precedence, precedency