| NOUN | location | ecliptic | the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun |
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| Sounds | ihklih'ptihk | |
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| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| 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. | |
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| 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 | |
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