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1. (n.) zodiac
an imaginary belt extending about 8° on each side of the ecliptic and containing the paths of the sun, moon, and principal planets through 12 constellations or signs.
2. zodiac
a diagram representing this and often containing the symbol for each sign of the zodiac.
3. zodiac
a circuit or round.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME zodiaque < L zōdiacus < Gk zōidiakòs(kýklos) signal (circle) <zṒidi(on) animal sign (zô(ion) animal)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) zodiac
a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes
2. (noun) zodiac
(astrology) a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Zodiac
an imaginary belt in the heavens, 16¡ or 18¡ broad, in the middle of which is the ecliptic, or sun's path. It comprises the twelve constellations, which one constituted, and from which were named, the twelve signs of the zodiac.
2. (noun) Zodiac
a figure representing the signs, symbols, and constellations of the zodiac
3. (noun) Zodiac
a girdle; a belt
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Zodiac
the name given to a belt of the heavens extending 8° on each side of the ecliptic, composed of twelve constellations called signs of the zodiac, which the sun traverses in the course of a year. These signs, of which six are on the N. of the ecliptic and six on the S., are, commencing with the former, named successively: Aries, the Ram; Taurus, the Bull; Gemini, the Twins; Cancer, the Crab; Leo, the Lion; Virgo, the Virgin; Libra, the Balance; Scorpio, the Scorpion; Sagittarius, the Archer; Capricornus, the Goat; Aquarius, the Water-bearer; and Pisces, the Fishes. The sun enters Aries at the spring equinox and Libra at the autumnal equinox, while the first point of Cancer marks the summer solstice, and that of Capricorn the winter. The name Zodiac is derived from the Greek zoon, an animal, and has been given to the belt because the majority of the signs are named after animals.
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The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Zodiac
1. The wallpaper of the heavens.
2. The mirrors of the nothingness of Man and the sublimity of the nothingness of Space.
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