ecliptic
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 8
Definition of ecliptic
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- The great circle on the celestial sphere that is the mean apparent path of the sun as viewed from the earth.
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noun
- The great circle on the celestial sphere that is the mean apparent path of the sun as viewed from the earth.
- The plane in which this great circle lies.
- A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, used for illustrating and solving astronomical problems.
adj
- (not-comparable)Relating to an eclipse or the ecliptic.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin eclīptica. So named because an eclipse can occur only when the Moon lies on this plane.
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