ECLIPTIC ASTRONOMY


Meaning of ECLIPTIC ASTRONOMY in English

ecliptic Astronomy [ ɪ'klɪptɪk ]

■ noun a great circle on the celestial sphere representing the sun's apparent path during the year, so called because lunar and solar eclipses can only occur when the moon crosses it.

■ adjective of eclipses or the ecliptic.

Origin

ME: via L. from Gk ekleiptikos , from ekleipein (see eclipse ).

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