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Planetary precession
| that part of the precession of the equinoxes which depends on the action of the planets alone. |
See also: Precession
planetary precession
planetary precession See precession.planetary precession[′plan·ə‚ter·ē pri′sesh·ən] (astronomy) A comparatively small eastward motion of the equinoxes caused by the action of other planets in altering the plane of the earth's orbit. |