Associations to the word «Ecliptic»

Wiktionary

ECLIPTIC, noun. (astronomy) The apparent path of the Sun in the sky. More accurately, it is the intersection of the celestial sphere with the plane of the ecliptic, which is the geometric plane containing the mean orbit of the Earth around the Sun. So named because an eclipse can occur only when the Moon lies on this plane.
ECLIPTIC, noun. (geometry) A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, used for illustrating and solving astronomical problems.

Dictionary definition

ECLIPTIC, noun. 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; "all of the planets rotate the sun in approximately the same ecliptic".

Wise words

The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.
Saint Augustine