How to pronounce “descending node”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (astronomy) The point in an orbit at which a body passes the ecliptic plane going south.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

descending node, ascending node, descendant, descendent, decendant, descended, descending, ascending, undescended, sending out