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ASCENDING NODE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("ascending node" is a kind of...):
node ((astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane)
Antonym:
descending node (the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south)