precession

English Thesaurus

1. the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	activity,
definition	:	any specific behavior (noun.act)

2. the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone (noun.state)

hypernym	:	motion,
definition	:	a state of change (noun.state)

3. the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) (noun.act)

derivation	:	lead, precede,
definition	:	move ahead (of others) in time or space (verb.motion)

derivation	:	come before, precede,
definition	:	be the predecessor of (verb.social)

derivation	:	precede, predate,
definition	:	come before (verb.stative)

derivation	:	antecede, antedate, forego, forgo, precede, predate,
definition	:	be earlier in time; go back further (verb.stative)

derivation	:	precedent,
definition	:	preceding in time, order, or significance (adj.all)

derivation	:	lead, precede,
definition	:	move ahead (of others) in time or space (verb.motion)

derivation	:	come before, precede,
definition	:	be the predecessor of (verb.social)

derivation	:	precede, predate,
definition	:	come before (verb.stative)

derivation	:	antecede, antedate, forego, forgo, precede, predate,
definition	:	be earlier in time; go back further (verb.stative)

derivation	:	precedent,
definition	:	preceding in time, order, or significance (adj.all)