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ecliptic

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ จันทรคราส หรือ สุริยคราส  เกี่ยวกับ การ บดบัง รัศมี  เกี่ยวกับ การกิน เป็น วง  orbital kiao-kab-jan-ta-ra-krad-rue-su-ri-ya-kras

 

ecliptic

N แนว การ โคจร ของ พระอาทิตย์  epicycle orbit naeo-kan-ko-jon-kong-pra-ar-tid

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ECLIPTIC

n.[Gr. to fail or be defective; L. eclipticus, linea ecliptica, the ecliptic line, or line in which eclipses are suffered. ] 1. A great circle of the sphere supposed to be drawn through the middle of the zodiac, making an angle with the equinoctial of 23 deg. 3 ', which is the sun's greatest declination. The ecliptic is the apparent path of the sun, but as in reality it is the earth which moves, the ecliptic is the path or way among the fixed stars which the earth in its orbit appears to describe, to an eye placed in the sun.
2. In geography, a great circle on the terrestrial globe, answering to and falling within the plane of the celestial ecliptic.

 

ECLIPTIC

a.Pertaining to or described by the ecliptic. 1. Suffering an eclipse.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ECLIPTIC

E *clip "tic, n. Etym: [Cf. F. écliptique, L. linea ecliptica, Gr. Ecliptic, a.]

 

1. (Astron.)

 

Defn: A great circle of the celestial sphere, making an angle with the equinoctial of about 23º 28 '. It is the apparent path of the sun, or the real path of the earth as seen from the sun.

 

2. (Geog.)

 

Defn: A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, making an angle of 23º 28 ' with the equator; -- used for illustrating and solving astronomical problems.

 

ECLIPTIC

E *clip "tic, a. Etym: [L. eclipticus belonging to an eclipse, Gr. Eclipse. ]

 

1. Pertaining to the ecliptic; as, the ecliptic way.

 

2. Pertaining to an eclipse or to eclipses. Lunar ecliptic limit (Astron.), the space of 12º on the moon's orbit from the node, within which, if the moon happens to be at full, it will be eclipsed. -- Solar ecliptic limit, the space of 17º from the lunar node, within which, if a conjunction of the sun and moon occur, the sun will be eclipsed.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ecliptic

e clip tic |iˈkliptik əˈklɪptɪk | 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 occur only when the moon crosses it. adjective of an eclipse or the ecliptic. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from Greek ekleiptikos, from ekleipein fail to appear (see eclipse ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

ecliptic

ecliptic |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. adjective of an eclipse or the ecliptic. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from Greek ekleiptikos, from ekleipein fail to appear (see eclipse ).

 

Spanish Dictionary

eclíptica

eclíptica nombre femenino astr Círculo máximo de la esfera celeste, que forma con el ecuador un ángulo de 23 ° 27 ’ y señala el curso aparente del Sol durante el año .Suele escribirse con mayúscula .

 

eclíptico, -ca

eclíptico, -ca adjetivo 1 Del eclipse o relacionado con él .2 adjetivo De la eclíptica o relacionado con ella .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ecliptic

e clip tic /ɪklɪ́ptɪk /名詞 C 〘天 〙the 黄道 こうどう 〘地球から見て太陽が地球を中心に運行する天球上の大円 〙.形容詞 1 黄道の .2 食 (eclipse )の .