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Meaning of 'ecliptic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ecliptic [ a.]
- A great circle of the celestial sphere, making an angle with the equinoctial of about 23¡ 28'. It is the apparent path of the sun, or the real path of the earth as seen from the sun.
- A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, making an angle of 23¡ 28' with the equator; -- used for illustrating and solving astronomical problems.
- Pertaining to the ecliptic; as, the ecliptic way.
- Pertaining to an eclipse or to eclipses.

Meaning of 'ecliptic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ecliptic [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator
Example in sentence:
  • all of the planets rotate the sun in approximately the same ecliptic

Nearby Words:

eclair eclaircise eclaircissement eclampsia eclampsy eclat eclectic eclectically eclecticism eclegm

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