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Precession is a
change in the
orientation of the
rotational axis of a
rotating body. In an
appropriate reference frame it can be
defined as a
change in...
- In astronomy,
axial precession is a gravity-induced, slow, and
continuous change in the
orientation of an
astronomical body's
rotational axis. In the absence...
- is
constant Precession may
refer to:
Precession, one of the
Euler rotations Axial precession or
precession of the equinoxes, the
precession of the Earth's...
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Lunar precession is a term used for
three different precession motions related to the Moon. First, it can
refer to
change in
orientation of the
lunar rotational...
- In physics,
Larmor precession (named
after Joseph Larmor) is the
precession of the
magnetic moment of an
object about an
external magnetic field. The phenomenon...
- In
celestial mechanics,
orbital precession may
refer to:
Apsidal precession,
where the
major axis of an
elliptical orbit cycles its
orientation within...
- 2nd
century BC, as well as into
developing the
Hindu zodiac. Due to the
precession of the equinoxes, the time of year the Sun is in a
given constellation...
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Phase precession is a
neurophysiological process in
which the time of
firing of
action potentials by
individual neurons occurs progressively earlier in...
- In
celestial mechanics,
apsidal precession (or
apsidal advance) is the
precession (gradual rotation) of the line
connecting the
apsides (line of apsides)...
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Nodal precession is the
precession of the
orbital plane of a
satellite around the
rotational axis of an
astronomical body such as Earth. This
precession is...
