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DESCENDING NODE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does descending node mean?
• DESCENDING NODE (noun)
The noun DESCENDING NODE has 1 sense:
1. the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south
Familiarity information: DESCENDING 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 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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