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51Precession of the equinoxes — Precession Pre*ces sion, n. [L. praecedere, praecessum, to go before: cf. F. pr[ e]cession. See {Precede}.] The act of going before, or forward. [1913 Webster] {Lunisolar precession}. (Astron.) See under {Lunisolar}. {Planetary precession}, that… …
52precession of the equinoxes — 1. the earlier occurrence of the equinoxes in each successive sidereal year because of the slow retrograde motion of the equinoctial points along the ecliptic, caused by the precession of the earth s axis of rotation; a complete precession of the …
53precession of the equinoxes — n. Astron. the occurrence of the equinoxes earlier in each successive sidereal year because of a slow wobble in the earth s axial spin which shifts the equinoctial points slightly westward along the ecliptic: the wobble is caused by the pull of… …
54precession of the equinoxes — noun the earlier occurrence of the equinoxes in each successive sidereal year because of a slow retrograde motion of the equinoctial points along the ecliptic, caused by the combined action of the sun and moon on the mass of matter accumulated… …
55PRECESSION OF THE EQUINOXES — name given to the gradual shifting of the equinoctial points along the ecliptic from east to west. See EQUINOXES …
56precession of the equinoxes — The slow westward motion of equinoctial points (the first point of Aries and the first point of Libra) along the ecliptic by about 50.26” of are each year. A full cycle of precession occupies about 25,800 years. The term is used in… …
57cardinal points of the ecliptic — the two equinoctial and the two solstitial points …
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59On the line — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… …
60Ship of the line — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… …
