precession

pre·ces·sion

noun \prē-ˈse-shən\

Definition of PRECESSION

: a comparatively slow gyration of the rotation axis of a spinning body about another line intersecting it so as to describe a cone

— pre·ces·sion·al \-ˈsesh-nəl, -ˈse-shə-n^əl\ adjective

Origin of PRECESSION

New Latin praecession-, praecessio, from Medieval Latin, act of preceding, from Latin praecedere to precede

First Known Use: 1879

Rhymes with PRECESSION

accession, aggression, bull session, compression, concession, confession, depression, digression, discretion, egression, expression, impression, ingression, jam session, obsession, oppression, procession, profession, progression, recession, refreshen, regression, repression, secession, skull session, succession, suppression, transgression