PRECESSION OF THE EQUINOXES


Meaning of PRECESSION OF THE EQUINOXES in English

Date: 1621

: a slow westward motion of the equinoxes along the ecliptic caused by the gravitational action of sun and moon upon the protuberant matter about the earth's equator

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.