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English to English adjective
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Pertaining to the ecliptic; as, the ecliptic way. |  | source: webster1913
noun
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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
source: wordnet30
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A great circle of the celestial sphere, making an angle with the equinoctial of about 23° 28′. It is the apparent path of the sun, or the real path of the earth as seen from the sun. | | source: webster1913
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