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ecliptical

ecliptical adjective: of or pertaining to an eclipse.

Adjective

ecliptical (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to an eclipse.
    Synonyms:
    ecliptic
  2. Of or pertaining to an ecliptic.
    Synonyms:
    ecliptic

Synonyms of ecliptical

Origin of ecliptical

From ecliptic + -al.

Words formed from ecliptical

  • ecliptically

Questions about ecliptical

What does ecliptical mean?
Ecliptical means of or pertaining to an eclipse.
What part of speech is ecliptical?
Ecliptical is an adjective.

Words near ecliptical in the dictionary

  1. ecliptic
  2. ecliptic longitude
  3. ecliptic longitudes
  4. ecliptic plane
  5. ecliptic planes
  6. ecliptical
  7. ecliptick
  8. eclipticks
  9. ecliptics
  10. eclog
  11. eclogite

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