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descending node
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | descending node - the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going southnode - (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a planeascending node - the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north |
descending node
descending node See nodes.descending node[di′sen·diŋ ′nōd] (aerospace engineering) That point at which an earth satellite crosses to the south side of the equatorial plane of its primary. Also known as southbound node. (astronomy) The point at which a planet, planetoid, or comet crosses the ecliptic from north to south. descending node
Related to descending node: Line of nodesAntonyms for descending nodenoun the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going southRelated WordsAntonyms |