Translation of "ecliptic" into Dutch

ecliptica, zonneweg, schijnbaar are the top translations of "ecliptic" into Dutch.

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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  • ecliptica

    noun feminine

    Earth's orbital plane [..]

    The ecliptic, which is the path of the sun, moon, and planets correspond to an offset circle.

    De ecliptica of het pad van zon, maan en planeten, komt overeen met een 'verplaatste' cirkel.

  • zonneweg

    masculine

    Earth's orbital plane

    Eight degrees above and below the ecliptic... lies a region called the zodiac.

    Acht graden boven en onder de zonneweg ligt de dierenriem.

  • schijnbaar

    adjective adverb

    Earth's orbital plane

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