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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024preces′sion of the e′quinoxes, - Astronomythe 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 equinoxes requires about 25,800 years. - Astronomythe resulting drift of celestial coordinates with respect to the positions of celestial objects.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: precession of the equinoxes n - the slightly earlier occurrence of the equinoxes each year due to the slow continuous westward shift of the equinoctial points along the ecliptic by 50 seconds of arc per year. It is caused by the precession of the earth's axis around the ecliptic pole, with a period of 25 800 years
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