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    ecliptic

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Astronomy
    e·clip·tic /ɪˈklɪptɪk/ noun [singular]  technicalHA the path along which the Sun seems to move 黄道 → orbit
    Examples from the Corpus
    ecliptic• Celestial equator is not the same circle as degrees ecliptic and not.    Origin ecliptic (1300-1400) Late Latin ecliptica linea “line of eclipses”
    e·clip·tic nounChineseSyllable
    along path which the the seems Corpus Sun


    ecliptic
    e‧clip‧tic /ɪˈklɪptɪk/ noun [singular]
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Late Latin
     Origin: ecliptica linea 'line of eclipses'
    technical the path along which the Sun seems to move ⇨ orbit