Found 2 items, similar to Ecliptic.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ecliptic ecliptic n : 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”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ecliptic Ecliptic \E*clip"tic\, a. [L. eclipticus belonging to an eclipse, Gr. 'ekleiptiko`s. See Eclipse.] 1. Pertaining to the ecliptic; as, the ecliptic way. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to an eclipse or to eclipses. [1913 Webster] Lunar ecliptic limit (Astron.), the space of 12[deg] on the moon's orbit from the node, within which, if the moon happens to be at full, it will be eclipsed. Solar ecliptic limit, the space of 17[deg] from the lunar node, within which, if a conjunction of the sun and moon occur, the sun will be eclipsed. [1913 Webster]