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;
"all of the planets rotate the sun in approximately the same ecliptic"
双语例句
1. Its intersection with the celestial sphere will be a great circle -- the ecliptic.
它与天球相交处形成一个大圆 -- 黄道.
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2. The obliquity of the ecliptic is the fundamental cause of the seasons.
黄道的倾角是季节的基本成因.
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3. The zodiacal glow refers to the diffuse scattered sunlight on the ecliptic plane.
黄道光指的是在黄道平面上漫散射的太阳光.
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4. The sun naturally appears to us to traverse the ecliptic in the same period of time.
在我们看来,太阳自然在相同时间内沿黄道运行一周.
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5. The other point of intersection of equator and the ecliptic is called the Autumnal Equinox.
赤道和黄道的另一个相交点叫作秋分点.
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用作名词 (n.)
Five bright planets move among the stars near the ecliptic. 五颗明亮的行星在黄道附近的恒星当中移动.
The obliquity of the ecliptic is the fundamental cause of the seasons. 黄道的倾角是季节的基本成因。
用作形容词 (adj.)
Several of the vectors lie surprisingly close to the ecliptic plane. 有些向量非常接近黄道面。
