Explore Ecliptic through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Ecliptic in a sentence
Ecliptic meaning
- The great circle on the celestial sphere that is the mean apparent path of the sun as viewed from the earth.
- The plane in which this great circle lies.
- A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, used for illustrating and solving astronomical problems.
Synonyms of Ecliptic
Ecliptic vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Ecliptic
- The main meaning on this page is: The great circle on the celestial sphere that is the mean apparent path of the sun as viewed from the earth. | The plane in which this great circle lies. | A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, used for illustrating and solving astronomical problems.
- Useful related words include: great circle.
- Possible Dutch translations are: ecliptica, schijnbare zonneweg.
- In the example corpus, ecliptic often appears in combinations such as: the ecliptic, ecliptic is, ecliptic plane.
Context around Ecliptic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 11 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ecliptic
- In this selection, "ecliptic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, system, mean, north, plane, pole and itself stand out and add context to how "ecliptic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include to the ecliptic and above the ecliptic to be. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ecliptic" sits close to words such as adopters, airfields and allowable, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ecliptic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Ecliptic latitude (yellow) is measured perpendicular to the ecliptic. (9 words)
An Out-Of-The-Ecliptic mission (OOE) was thereby proposed. (10 words)
At this time Ulysses had a low orbital inclination to the ecliptic. (12 words)
Sachs (1948), p. 289. Thus, the need to use stars close to the ecliptic (±9° of latitude) as a set of observational reference points to help positioning a planet within this ecliptic coordinate system. (34 words)
Eclipses main Because the orbit of the Moon is inclined only about 5.145° to the ecliptic and the Sun is always very near the ecliptic, eclipses always occur on or near it. (33 words)
Annual aberration Stars at the ecliptic poles appear to move in circles, stars exactly in the ecliptic plane move in lines, and stars at intermediate angles move in ellipses. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
Latitude is measured perpendicular to the ecliptic, to +90° northward or -90° southward to the poles of the ecliptic, the ecliptic itself being 0° latitude.
Annual aberration Stars at the ecliptic poles appear to move in circles, stars exactly in the ecliptic plane move in lines, and stars at intermediate angles move in ellipses.
Because it is a right-handed system, ecliptic longitude is measured positive eastwards in the fundamental plane (the ecliptic) from 0° to 360°.
Eclipses main Because the orbit of the Moon is inclined only about 5.145° to the ecliptic and the Sun is always very near the ecliptic, eclipses always occur on or near it.
Ecliptic latitude (yellow) is measured perpendicular to the ecliptic.
Ecliptic system main The fundamental plane is the plane of the Earth's orbit, called the ecliptic plane.
Note that the ecliptic rotates by only about 7° during this time, whereas the celestial equator makes several complete cycles around the ecliptic.
Note that there is no "mean ecliptic", as the ecliptic is not subject to small periodic oscillations.
Sachs (1948), p. 289. Thus, the need to use stars close to the ecliptic (±9° of latitude) as a set of observational reference points to help positioning a planet within this ecliptic coordinate system.
The North Ecliptic Pole in Draco and the South Ecliptic Pole in Dorado are always at right ascension 18h and 6h respectively.
It came from above the planets' orbits and it will cross the Earth's orbit plane (the ecliptic) on Feb. 12 heading down below.
Right now, as seen from the northern hemisphere, the ecliptic is about mid-way up from the horizon (depending on your exact position on the planet).
Since the Solar System is flat and all the planets orbit the Sun on the same plane—more or less—you’ll only ever find planets on the ecliptic.
Magnifico Giganticus: Ecliptic: Who the fark merges into the middle of a motorcycle pack.
An Out-Of-The-Ecliptic mission (OOE) was thereby proposed.
A rectangular variant of ecliptic coordinates is often used in orbital calculations and simulations.
As the orbital plane of the Moon and the planets lie near the ecliptic, they can usually be found in the constellation Taurus during some part of each year.
At that time Pluto was too far above the ecliptic to be imaged by the survey.
At this time Ulysses had a low orbital inclination to the ecliptic.
Because Earth's orbit, and hence the ecliptic, moves very little, it is a relatively fixed reference with respect to the stars.
Common combinations with ecliptic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the ecliptic 84×
- ecliptic is 14×
- ecliptic plane 10×
- ecliptic and 6×
- ecliptic longitude 4×
- ecliptic system 4×
- ecliptic pole 4×
- ecliptic latitude 3×
- ecliptic coordinate 3×
- in ecliptic 3×