planetary precession
noun Astronomy.
the small component of the precession of the equinoxes contributed by the motion of the ecliptic, the change in orientation of the plane of the earth's orbit being produced by the gravitational attraction of the planets.
Origin of planetary precession
First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby planetary precession
planet-struck,
planetarian,
planetarium,
planetary,
planetary nebula,
planetary precession,
planetesimal,
planetesimal hypothesis,
planetoid,
planetology,
planform