Meanings
nounascending node (plural ascending nodes)
plural ascending nodes
- astronomyThe point in an orbit at which a body passes the ecliptic plane going north.
Synonyms: north node, ☊ · Antonyms: descending node, south node, ☋
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe point in an orbit at which a body passes the ecliptic plane going north.
Similar
north node☊
Opposite
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north
Opposite
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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ascending node. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascending%20node
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“ascending node.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascending%20node. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ascending node,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascending%20node.
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