First Known Use: 14th century
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1ecliptic
adjective eclip·tic \i-ˈklip-tik\
Definition of ECLIPTIC
: of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
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Origin of ECLIPTIC
Middle English ecliptik, from Late Latin ecliptica linea, literally, line of eclipses
2ecliptic
noun
Definition of ECLIPTIC
: the great circle of the celestial sphere that is the apparent path of the sun among the stars or of the earth as seen from the sun : the plane of the earth's orbit extended to meet the celestial sphere
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