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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 southplay

  Familiarity information: DESCENDING NODE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DESCENDING NODE (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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