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descending node
–noun
Astronomy
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the node through which an orbiting body passes as it moves to the south (
opposed to
ascending node
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descending node
noun
the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south [ant:
ascending node
]
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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