Ecliptic
English Meaning
A great circle of the celestial sphere, making an angle with the equinoctial of about 23° 28′. It is the apparent path of the sun, or the real path of the earth as seen from the sun.
- The intersection plane of the earth's orbit with the celestial sphere, along which the sun appears to move as viewed from the earth.
- A great circle inscribed on a terrestrial globe inclined at an approximate angle of 23°27ʹ to the equator and representing the apparent motion of the sun in relation to the earth during a year.