ECLIPTIC as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun
    • the plane of the Earth’’s orbit around the sun
    • makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator
    Usage Example(s)
    • all of the planets rotate the sun in approximately the same ecliptic
    Hypernyms(s) ecliptic is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower