Ecliptic - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|əˈklɪptɪk|
Brit.
|ɪˈklɪptɪk|
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
all of the planets rotate the sun in approximately the same ecliptic
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Longitude is ever measured from the intersection of the equator and ecliptic.
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