Precession (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
Synonyms:
precedence; precedency; precession
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("precession" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Derivation:
precede (be the predecessor of)
precede (come before)
precede (be earlier in time; go back further)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("precession" is a kind of...):
motion (a state of change)