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Precession (disambiguation)

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Precession refers to a specific change in the direction of the rotation axis of a rotating object, in which the second Euler angle (angle of nutation) is constant

Precession may refer to:

See also

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  • Axial tilt, the inclination angle of a planet's rotational axis in relation to a perpendicular to its orbital plane
  • Conventional International Origin, a conventionally defined reference axis of the pole's average location over the year 1900
  • Great year, the time required for one complete cycle of the precession of the equinoxes
  • Nutation, a slight irregular motion (etymologically a "nodding") in the axis of rotation of a largely axially symmetric object
  • Polar motion, the movement of Earth's rotation axis across its surface