Translation of "ecliptic" into French

écliptique is the translation of "ecliptic" into French.

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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  • écliptique

    noun masculine

    Earth's orbital plane [..]

    The planets orbit the Sun in or near the same plane, called the ecliptic .

    Les planètes gravitent autour du Soleil sur ou près du même plan, appelé écliptique .

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