Recessional in a sentence as a noun

I challenge anyone to launch a paper magazine in these recessional times.

It seems to be recessional velocity, from which you can get distance using Hubble's law.

Recessional in a sentence as an adjective

The accepted model has red shift caused by motion away from us, and so we conclude that recessional velocity increases with distance.

Recessional definitions

noun

the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service

See also: recession

noun

a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw

adjective

of or relating to receding