ecliptic

ɪˈklɪptɪk

Definition

Definition of ecliptic - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

astronomy

TECH.

related to the apparent path of the sun

TECH.

The ecliptic coordinates are used in celestial mapping.

astronomical

celestial

Noun

sky mapping

TECH.

sun's apparent track in the heavens, defined by Earth's orbital plane

TECH.

Astronomers plot planets relative to the ecliptic on star charts.

adjusted

aligned

fine-tuned

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Origin of ecliptic

Greek, ekleiptikos (of an eclipse)

Terms with ecliptic included in their meaning

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inclination

astronomy

the angle between an orbit and the ecliptic

vertex

astrology

point where prime vertical meets ecliptic

ascending node

astronomy

point in orbit crossing ecliptic plane northward

celestial latitude

astronomy

angular distance from the ecliptic in astronomy

celestial longitude

ecliptic measurement

angular distance eastwards from vernal equinox on ecliptic

equinoctial point

astronomy

either of the two points where the celestial equator meets the ecliptic

vernal point

astronomy

point on ecliptic where sun crosses celestial equator

Examples of ecliptic in a sentence

Astronomers study the ecliptic path for planetary alignments.
The moon's path crosses the ecliptic at two opposite points.
Comets often appear far from the ecliptic in the night sky.

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French:écliptique, ...
German:ekliptisch, Ekliptik, ...
Italian:eclittico, eclittica, ...
Spanish:eclíptico, eclíptica, ...
Portuguese:eclíptico, eclíptica, ...
Chinese:黄道的, 黄道, ...
Japanese:黄道の, 黄道, ...
Arabic:بُرُوجِيّ, المَسِير البُرُوجِيّ, ...
Hebrew:אֶקְלִיפְּטִי, ???, ...
Russian:эклиптический, эклиптика, ...
Ukrainian:екліптичний, екліптика, ...
Hindi:सूर्यपथीय, क्रांतिवृत्त, ...
Bengali:ক্রান্তীয়, ক্রান্তিবৃত্ত, ...
Catalan:eclíptic, eclíptica, ...
Czech:ekliptický, ekliptika, ...
Danish:ekliptisk, ekliptika, ...
Dutch:ecliptisch, ecliptica, ...
Greek:εκλειπτικός, εκλειπτική, ...
Hungarian:ekliptikai, ekliptika, ...
Khmer:សុរិយវិថី, សូរ្យគន្លង, ...
Korean:황도의, 황도, ...
Persian:دایره‌البروجی, دایرةالبروج, ...
Polish:ekliptyczny, ekliptyka, ...
Portuguese (BR):eclíptico, eclíptica, ...
Romanian:ecliptic, ecliptică, ...
Swedish:ekliptisk, eklipitkan, ...
Thai:สุริยวิถี, ...
Turkish:ekliptik, tutulum, ...
Vietnamese:hoàng đạo, ...

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Definition of ecliptic - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Noun

Origin of ecliptic

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