See ecliptic.
·noun The equinoctial line. II. Equinoctial ·adj Pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Synonymous with equator (which see). ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
See reef-points. ♦ Armed at all points, is when a man is defended by armour cap-à-pie. ...
Storms which are observed to prevail about the time of the sun's crossing the equator, at which time...
The general name by which the north, east, south, and west rhumbs of the horizon are distinguished. ...
Small flat pieces of plaited cordage or soft rope, tapering from the middle towards each end, whose ...
The two points where the tropics meet the ecliptic, in longitude 90° and 270°. ...
Those points in a planet's orbit in which, as viewed from the earth, it appears to have no motion am...
The principal details of duty, which ought to be executed with zeal and alacrity. ...
Practical in every particular. ...
The equinoctial and solstitial points; namely, the commencement of Aries and Libra, and of Cancer an...