Ecliptic

·adj Pertaining to an eclipse or to eclipses.

II. Ecliptic ·adj Pertaining to the ecliptic; as, the ecliptic way.

III. Ecliptic ·adj A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, making an angle of 23° 28' with the equator;

— used for illustrating and solving astronomical problems.

IV. Ecliptic ·adj 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.