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ecliptic

/ɪ'klɪptɪk/

Synonyms of ecliptic Antonyms of ecliptic Examples of ecliptic Usage of ecliptic Parts of ecliptic Definition that contains ecliptic Words sounding like ecliptic Explanation of ecliptic

noun
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
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"all of the planets rotate the sun in approximately the same ecliptic"

type of:
great circle

Examples of ecliptic

"all of the planets rotate the sun in approximately the same ecliptic"