(n) :
a knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling; the point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respetively to the points where the planet moves from S to N and N to S. The respective symbols are ? and ?
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(n) :
a knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling; the point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respetively to the points where the planet moves from S to N and N to S. The respective symbols are ? and ?