Ecliptic - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əˈklɪptɪk|  American pronunciation of the word ecliptic
Brit.  |ɪˈklɪptɪk|  British pronunciation of the word ecliptic

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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