ecliptic

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. The great circle on the celestial sphere that is the mean apparent path of the sun as viewed from the earth.
2. The plane in which this great circle lies.
3. A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, used for illustrating and solving astronomical problems.

Adj

Relating to an eclipse or the ecliptic.

Conceptos

eclíptica

Sinónimos

epicycle

orbit

orbital

Traducciones

écliptique

eclittica

Ekliptik

eclíptica

ecliptica

eclíptica

tutulum

εκλειπτική

ekliptik

εκλειπτικός

zonnebaan

مسير الشمس

tutulma dairesi

فلك البروج - دائرة البروج

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ɪˈklɪp.tɪk/

Etimología (Inglés)

Borrowed from Latin eclīptica. So named because an eclipse can occur only when the Moon lies on this plane.