ecliptic (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *ecliptic*:
NOUN	location	ecliptic	the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun

ecliptic > pronunciation
Sounds	ihklih'ptihk
Rhymes	academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk...

English > *ecliptic*: 1 sense > noun 1, location
Meaning	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.
Example	"all of the planets rotate the sun in approximately the same ecliptic"
Broader	great circle	A circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center
Spanish	eclíptica, eclíptico
Catalan	eclíptica

HyperDic: ecliptic