ecliptic plane

English

Noun

ecliptic plane (plural ecliptic planes)

  1. (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

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