ecliptic

ecliptic is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A great circle of the celestial sphere, making an angle with the equinoctial of about 23� 28'. It is the apparent path of the sun, or the real path of the earth as seen from the sun. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. A great circle of the celestial sphere, making an angle with the equinoctial of about 23� 28'. It is the apparent path of the sun, or the real path of the earth as seen from the sun.
2. adjective. A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, making an angle of 23� 28' with the equator; -- used for illustrating and solving astronomical problems.
3. adjective. Pertaining to the ecliptic; as, the ecliptic way.
4. adjective. Pertaining to an eclipse or to eclipses.
5. noun. 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"

Common word forms

ecliptics, ecliptical

Words from these letters

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