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Synonyms for ecliptic

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-klip-tik
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈklɪp tɪk

Top 10 synonyms for ecliptic
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Définition of ecliptic

Origin :
  • late 14c., "the circle in the sky followed by the Sun," from Medieval Latin ecliptica, from Late Latin (linea) ecliptica, from Greek ekliptikos "of an eclipse" (see eclipse (n.)). So called because eclipses happen only when the Moon is near the line. Related: Ecliptical.
  • As in gyre : noun circle
  • As in circle : noun orb, loop, round figure
Example sentences :
  • There is no distinction between the equator and the ecliptic.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • The centre of the circle in the constellation of Draco is the pole of the ecliptic.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Heavens » by Robert Stawell Ball
  • We shall, for simplicity, refer only to a star at the pole of the ecliptic.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Heavens » by Robert Stawell Ball
  • This region lies in the constellation Draco, at the pole of the ecliptic.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Heavens » by Robert Stawell Ball
  • That part of the ecliptic whence the sun descends southward.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • The angle which the path of a comet or planet makes with the plane of the ecliptic.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • Those points in the orbit of a planet or comet where it intersects the ecliptic.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • The two points where the tropics meet the ecliptic, in longitude 90° and 270°.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • It is divided into twelve signs, each measuring 30° along the ecliptic.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • This path is known as the ecliptic, because eclipses only happen when the moon is in it.
  • Extract from : « Pioneers of Science » by Oliver Lodge

Antonyms for ecliptic

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