Definitions for ecliptic
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eclipticnoun

   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

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

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1. eclipticnoun

   The apparent path of the Sun in the sky. More accurately, it is the intersection of the celestial sphere with the plane of the ecliptic, which is the geometric plane containing the mean orbit of the Earth around the Sun. So named because an eclipse can occur only when the Moon lies on this plane.

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1. Ecliptic

   The ecliptic or ecliptic plane is the orbital plane of Earth around the Sun. From the perspective of an observer on Earth, the Sun's movement around the celestial sphere over the course of a year traces out a path along the ecliptic against the background of stars. The ecliptic is an important reference plane and is the basis of the ecliptic coordinate system.

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1. ecliptic

   The ecliptic is the circular path or apparent path of the Sun's motion across the sky, as observed from Earth, caused by the Earth's annual orbit around the Sun. It is also considered as the plane of Earth's orbit projected upon the celestial sphere. Other planets in the Solar System also generally orbit the Sun within a few degrees of the ecliptic plane.

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1. Eclipticadjective

   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.

2. Eclipticadjective

   a great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, making an angle of 23¡ 28' with the equator; -- used for illustrating and solving astronomical problems.

3. Eclipticadjective

   pertaining to the ecliptic; as, the ecliptic way

4. Eclipticadjective

   pertaining to an eclipse or to eclipses

5. Etymology: [L. eclipticus belonging to an eclipse, Gr. 'ekleiptiko`s. See Eclipse.]

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1. Ecliptic

   The ecliptic is the apparent path of the Sun on the celestial sphere, and is the basis for the ecliptic coordinate system. It also refers to the plane of this path, which is coplanar with both the orbit of the Earth around the Sun and the apparent orbit of the Sun around the Earth. The path of the Sun is not normally noticeable from the Earth's surface because the Earth rotates, carrying the observer through the cycle of sunrise and sunset, obscuring the apparent motion of the Sun with respect to the stars.

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1. Ecliptic

   the name given to the circular path in the heavens round which the sun appears to move in the course of the year, an illusion caused by the earth's annual circuit round the sun, with its axis inclined at an angle to the equator of 23½ degrees; is the central line of the Zodiac (q. v.), so called because it was observed that eclipses occurred only when the earth was on or close upon this path.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ecliptic

   The great circle of the heavens which the sun appears to us to describe in the course of a year, in consequence of the earth's motion round that luminary. It is inclined to the equinoctial at an angle of nearly 23° 28′, called the obliquity of the ecliptic, and cuts it in two points diametrically opposite to each other, called the equinoctial points. The time when the sun enters each of these points (which occurs about the 20th of March and 23d of September, respectively) is termed the equinox, day and night being then equal; at these periods, especially about the time of the vernal equinox, storms, called the equinoctial gales, are prevalent in many parts of the globe. The two points of the ecliptic, which are each 90° distant from the equinoctial points, are called the solstitial points. That great circle which passes through the equinoctial points and the poles of the earth, is called the equinoctial colure; and that which passes through the solstitial points and the poles of the earth, the solstitial colure.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ecliptic in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ecliptic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of ecliptic in a Sentence

1. Russell Howard:

   Up until Solar Orbiter about two years, all solar imaging instruments have been within the ecliptic plane or very close to it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ecliptic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ecliptic
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecliptic
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ecliptic
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ecliptic
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Ecliptic
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=ecliptic