precession, definition of

This is the small but not insignificant amount of energy that some of your appliances, such as your television, stereo, answering machine, and microwave oven are using when they are turned off.

Unplugging the devices when you’re not using them or plugging them into a power strip with an on/off switch is often the only way to avoid this waste of power.

• High Resolution Earth Orbital Precession relative to Climate & Weather
  The daily variation in Earth’s geometric relationship with the sun correlates well with observed temperature trends and also gives some indication of weather extremes from-year-to-year.  The coming changes in Earth’s climate due to precession of...