Ecliptics [noun]

The inclination of the plane of the satellites to the ecliptic is 98°, and the planet ascends almost in the plane of the ecliptic.

Each station was assigned a uniform length of 13° 20' on the ecliptic, and a denomination, generally derived from mythology.

How many days will be required for it to move completely around the ecliptic from vernal equinox back to vernal equinox again?

If the obliquity of the ecliptic were made 10 greater, what would be the effect upon the seasons in the temperate zones?

The purpose of the signs of the zodiac is to show the position of the sun in the ecliptic at different times.

The ecliptic is a great circle of the sphere, and is usually drawn on both celestial and terrestrial globes.

The 'ascendant' is that degree of the ecliptic which is rising above the horizon at a given moment.

The Greeks observed that eclipses of the sun and moon took place near this circle; whence they called it the ecliptic.

The plane of the ecliptic is that by which the position of the planets and the latitude and longitude of the stars are reckoned.

He has the Ecliptic to go round, and the whole of the Solar System to attend to, and one must make allowances for him.