# Milankovitch cycle

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of the three cyclic variations in the Earth's orbit around the Sun, respectively the obliquity of its axis, the precession of the equinoxes, and the eccentricity of its orbit.

## Etymology
Named after the Serbian geophysicist Milutin Milanković (1879-1958).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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