obliquity of the ecliptic

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obliquity of the ecliptic: see inclination inclination, in astronomy, the angle of intersection between two planes, one of which is an orbital plane. The inclination of the plane of the moon's orbit is 5°9' with respect to the plane of the ecliptic (the plane of the earth's orbit around the sun).
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obliquity of the ecliptic [ə′blik·wəd·ē əvthə i′klip·tik]

(astronomy)

The acute angle between the plane of the ecliptic and the plane of the celestial equator, about 23°27′.

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