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Ecliptic vs Lib - What's the difference?

ecliptic | lib |

As an adjective ecliptic

is ecliptical.

As an abbreviation lib is

the libertarian party.

ecliptic

English

(wikipedia ecliptic)

Alternative forms

* ecliptick (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (astronomy) The apparent path of the Sun in the sky. More accurately, it is the intersection of the celestial sphere with the plane of the ecliptic, which is the geometric plane containing the mean orbit of the Earth around the Sun. So named because an eclipse can occur only when the Moon lies on this plane.
  • (geometry) A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, used for illustrating and solving astronomical problems.

    • lib

    English

    Etymology 1

    Abbreviation for various words beginning in lib- .

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • liberal
  • liberation
    • women's lib
  • library
    • External links
    * ("lib" on Wikipedia)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) libbe, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A potion; magic potion; charm.

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) libben, related to (etyl) . More at (l).

    Verb

    (libb)
  • To geld; castrate; emasculate (usually said of animals).
    • Related terms
    * glib * (l) * (l)

    Anagrams

    * bil ----