Akademik

inclination of an orbit

noun

(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees

• Syn: ↑inclination

• Derivationally related forms: ↑incline (for: ↑inclination)

• Topics: ↑astronomy, ↑uranology

• Hypernyms: ↑angle

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: the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic

Useful english dictionary. 2012.