ecliptic en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ɪˈklɪp.tɪk/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin eclīptica. So named because an eclipse can occur only when the Moon lies on this plane.
Meanings
- The great circle on the celestial sphere that is the mean apparent path of the sun as viewed from the earth.
- The plane in which this great circle lies.
- A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, used for illustrating and solving astronomical problems.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ecliptick | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ecliptics | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
plane of ecliptic · superecliptic
Synonyms
plane of the ecliptic · ecliptic plane
Translations (63)
ca eclíptica (Earth's orbital plane) · fa دایرةالبروج (Earth's orbital plane) · lt ekliptika (Earth's orbital plane) · pl ekliptyka (Earth's orbital plane) · ru экли́птика (Earth's orbital plane) · az ekliptika (Earth's orbital plane) · vi hoàng đạo (Earth's orbital plane) · th รวิมรรค (Earth's orbital plane) · tl guhitlaw (Earth's orbital plane) · nl ecliptica (Earth's orbital plane) · hu ekliptika (Earth's orbital plane) · sl ekliptika (Earth's orbital plane) · sh еклиптика (Earth's orbital plane) · fr écliptique (Earth's orbital plane) · it eclittica (Earth's orbital plane) · ms ekliptik (Earth's orbital plane) · uk еклі́птика (Earth's orbital plane) · ka ეკლიპტიკა (Earth's orbital plane) · eo ekliptiko (Earth's orbital plane) · he מישור המילקה (Earth's orbital plane) · eu ekliptika (Earth's orbital plane) · sq ekliptikë (Earth's orbital plane) · pt eclíptica (Earth's orbital plane) · ml ക്രാന്തിപഥം (Earth's orbital plane) · tr ekliptik (Earth's orbital plane) · ar مَسَارُ الشَّمْسِ (Earth's orbital plane) · ga éiclipteach (Earth's orbital plane) · tr tutulum (Earth's orbital plane) · da ekliptika (Earth's orbital plane) · hi सूर्यपथ (Earth's orbital plane) · af sonnebaan (Earth's orbital plane) · ml ക്രാന്തിവൃത്തം (Earth's orbital plane) · be экліптыка (Earth's orbital plane) · fi ekliptika (Earth's orbital plane) · ja 黄道 (Earth's orbital plane) · hi क्रांतिवृत्त (Earth's orbital plane) · ro ecliptică (Earth's orbital plane) · bg еклиптика (Earth's orbital plane) · hy խավարածիր (Earth's orbital plane) · gl eclíptica (Earth's orbital plane) · sk ekliptika (Earth's orbital plane) · io ekliptiko (Earth's orbital plane) · fr plan écliptique (Earth's orbital plane) · sv ekliptika (Earth's orbital plane) · mr क्रांतिवृत्त (Earth's orbital plane) · lv ekliptika (Earth's orbital plane) · no ekliptikken (Earth's orbital plane) · et ekliptika (Earth's orbital plane) · de Ekliptik (Earth's orbital plane) · pa ਸੂਰਜੀ ਪੰਧ (Earth's orbital plane) · it piano eclittico (Earth's orbital plane) · th สุริยวิถี (Earth's orbital plane) · is sólbaugur (Earth's orbital plane) · mk еклиптика (Earth's orbital plane) · cmn 黃道 /黄道 (Earth's orbital plane) · nl schijnbare zonneweg (Earth's orbital plane) · kk эклиптика (Earth's orbital plane) · cs ekliptika (Earth's orbital plane) · id ekliptika (Earth's orbital plane) · el εκλειπτική (Earth's orbital plane) · ko 황도 (Earth's orbital plane) · es eclíptica (Earth's orbital plane) · sh ekliptika (Earth's orbital plane)