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Definitions for Ecliptic

[1] Astronomy . the great circle formed by the intersection of the plane of the earth's orbit with the celestial sphere; the apparent annual path of the sun in the heavens. an analogous great circle on a terrestrial globe.
[2] Astrology . the great circle of the ecliptic, along which are located the 12 houses and signs of the zodiac.
[3] pertaining to an eclipse.
[4] pertaining to the ecliptic.
[5] astronomy the great circle on the celestial sphere representing the apparent annual path of the sun relative to the stars. It is inclined at 23.45° to the celestial equator. The poles of the ecliptic lie on the celestial sphere due north and south of the plane of the ecliptic (as modifier ) the ecliptic plane
[6] an equivalent great circle, opposite points of which pass through the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, on the terrestrial globe
[7] of or relating to an eclipse

Words related to Ecliptic

sphere, ring, globe, circus, crown, disk, enclosure, belt, bowl, meridian, horizon, circlet, hoop, aureole, compass, coil, lap, halo, cycle, circumference

Words nearby Ecliptic

eclipse plumage, eclipsing binary, eclipsing variable, eclipsing variable star, eclipsis, ecliptic, ecliptic coordinate system, ecliptic latitude, ecliptic longitude, eclogite, eclogue

Origin of Ecliptic

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin eclīptica, feminine of eclīpticus < Greek ekleiptikós, equivalent to ekleíp(ein ) (see eclipse) + -tikos -tic

Other words from Ecliptic

e·clip·ti·cal·ly , adverb
non·e·clip·tic , adjective
non·e·clip·ti·cal , adjective
non·e·clip·ti·cal·ly , adverb
un·e·clip·tic , adjective
un·e·clip·ti·cal , adjective
un·e·clip·ti·cal·ly , adverb

Synonyms for Ecliptic

aureole, band, belt, bowl, bracelet, circlet, circuit, circumference, circus, cirque, coil, compass, cordon, corona, crown, cycle, disc, disk, enclosure, equator, globe, halo, hoop, horizon, lap, meridian, orbit, colure, full turn, parallel of