ascending node

NOUN /ə'sɛndɪŋ_noʊd/
14 LETTERS · STARTS WITH A

ascending node is a valid 14-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1S1C3E1N1D2I1N1G2N1O1D2E1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING

What does ascending node mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north.

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