ecliptic
ecliptic
[ɪˈklɪptɪk]
noun
[ɪˈklɪptɪk]
noun
- (Astronomy)a great circle on the celestial sphere representing the sun's apparent path during the year, so called because lunar and solar eclipses can only occur when the moon crosses it
(天文)黄道
- of an eclipse or the ecliptic
（日、月等）食的；黄道的
- late Middle English: via Latin from Greek ekleiptikos, from ekleipein 'fail to appear' (see eclipse)
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