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ASCENDING NODE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ascending node mean?
• ASCENDING NODE (noun)
The noun ASCENDING NODE has 1 sense:
1. the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north
Familiarity information: ASCENDING NODE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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)
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