PRECESSION OF THE EQUINOXES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does precession of the equinoxes mean? 

• PRECESSION OF THE EQUINOXES (noun)
  The noun PRECESSION OF THE EQUINOXES has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PRECESSION OF THE EQUINOXES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRECESSION OF THE EQUINOXES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("precession of the equinoxes" is a kind of...):

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