ecliptic plane
noun1
Astronomy, Natural sciences The ecliptic, the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun, or by extension the orbital planes of other celestial bodies.
- Coordinate terms
- equatorial plane, Laplace plane
noun
Astronomy, Natural sciences The ecliptic, the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun, or by extension the orbital planes of other celestial bodies.
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