A circle of the terrestrial or celestial sphere; e.g. †ecliptic line, equinoctial line, †tropic line. Now rare.
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| 释义 | the world > the universe > celestial sphere > circle of celestial sphere > [noun] > great circle > ecliptic (30) ecliptic linea1387 A circle of the terrestrial or celestial sphere; e.g. †ecliptic line, equinoctial line, †tropic line. Now rare. sun path1599 a path followed or traced by the sun, or formed by sunlight (chiefly and in earliest use figurative); (now chiefly) spec. the course of the sun's… ecliptic1625 The great circle of the celestial sphere which is the apparent orbit of the sun. So called because eclipses can happen only when the moon is on or… ecliptic circlea1679 ecliptic circle, ecliptic line, ecliptic way: = B. ecliptic way1712 ecliptic circle, ecliptic line, ecliptic way: = B. Subcategories:— position in (1) — division of (2) — cardinal points (19) — nonagesimal (2) — length of ecliptic (1) |
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