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Noun Concept

Categories: Planes (geometry), Technical factors of astrology, Articles with short description, Dynamics of the Solar System, Celestial coordinate system

ecliptic astronomical ecliptic ecliptic circle ecliptic plane Eclyptic

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 WordNet 3.0

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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The ecliptic or ecliptic plane is the orbital plane of Earth around the Sun. Wikipedia

(Astronomy) The apparent path that the Sun traces out in the sky during the year. OmegaWiki

The apparent annual 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. Wiktionary

All of the planets rotate the sun in approximately the same ecliptic WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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The Nuttall Encyclopædia

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