| | # {{context|physics|countable}} The [[wobbling]] [[motion]] of the [[axis]] of a [[spinning]] [[body]] when there is an [[external]] [[force]] acting on the axis. | | # {{context|physics|countable}} The [[wobbling]] [[motion]] of the [[axis]] of a [[spinning]] [[body]] when there is an [[external]] [[force]] acting on the axis. |
| | # {{context|astronomy|uncountable}} The [[slow]] [[gyration]] of the [[earth]]'s axis around the [[pole]] of the [[ecliptic]], caused mainly by the [[gravitational]] [[torque]] of the [[sun]] and [[moon]]. | | # {{context|astronomy|uncountable}} The [[slow]] [[gyration]] of the [[earth]]'s axis around the [[pole]] of the [[ecliptic]], caused mainly by the [[gravitational]] [[torque]] of the [[sun]] and [[moon]]. |
