[ɪˈklɪptɪk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a great circle on the celestial sphere representing the sun's apparent path during the year, so called because lunar and solar eclipses can only occur when the moon crosses it


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Origin:
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek ekleiptikos, from ekleipein ‘fail to appear’ (see eclipse)

[ɪˈklɪptɪk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- of an eclipse or the ecliptic


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Origin:
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek ekleiptikos, from ekleipein ‘fail to appear’ (see eclipse)