ecliptic : Idioms & Phrases
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Axis of the equator , ecliptic , horizon (or other circle considered with reference to the sphere on which it lies)
- the diameter of the sphere which is perpendicular to the plane of the circle. Hutton.
Webster 1913
Lunar ecliptic limit
(Astron.) , the space of 12° on the moon's orbit from the node, within which, if the moon happens to be at full, it will be eclipsed.
Webster 1913
Solar ecliptic limit
- the space of 17° from the lunar node, within which, if a conjunction of the sun and moon occur, the sun will be eclipsed.
