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