ecliptic

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

eclittica

eclittico

ecclittica

sinonimi

epicycle

orbit

orbital

Traduzioni

écliptique

eclíptica

Ekliptik

ecliptica

eclíptica

eclíptica

tutulum

ekliptik

εκλειπτική

zonnebaan

εκλειπτικός

tutulma dairesi

فلك البروج - دائرة البروج

ekliptik

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɪˈklɪp.tɪk/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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