ecliptic plane
English
Noun
ecliptic
plane
(
plural
ecliptic planes
)
(
astronomy
)
The
ecliptic
, the
plane
of the
Earth
's
orbit
around the
Sun
, or by extension the orbital planes of other celestial bodies.
Synonym:
plane of the ecliptic
Coordinate terms
equatorial plane
Laplace plane
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