Translation of "ecliptic" into Greek

εκλειπτική, εκλειπτικός, εκλεπτική are the top translations of "ecliptic" into Greek.

ecliptic noun grammar

(astronomy): The apparent path of the sun in the sky. More accurately, it is the intersection of the celestial sphere with the plane of the ecliptic, which is the geometric plane containing the mean orbit of the Earth around the Sun. So named because an eclipse can occur only when the Moon lies on this plane. [..]

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  • εκλειπτική

    noun feminine

    They called the apparent path of the sun the ecliptic and divided it into 12 zones, or segments.

    Αποκαλούσαν τη φαινόμενη πορεία του ήλιου «εκλειπτική» και τη διαιρούσαν σε 12 ζώνες ή τμήματα.

  • εκλειπτικός

    adjective
  • εκλεπτική

  • Εκλειπτική

    apparent path of the Sun on the celestial sphere

    They called the apparent path of the sun the ecliptic and divided it into 12 zones, or segments.

    Αποκαλούσαν τη φαινόμενη πορεία του ήλιου «εκλειπτική» και τη διαιρούσαν σε 12 ζώνες ή τμήματα.

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