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Word: Ecliptic
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek ekleiptikos, from ekleipein ‘fail to appear’ (see eclipse)
ɪˈklɪptɪk
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.
Short Definition:great circle on celestial sphere representing sun's apparent path during year
Word: Ecliptic
Speech Type: Adjective
ɪˈklɪptɪk
of an eclipse or the ecliptic.
Short Definition:of eclipse or ecliptic
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