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1. (n.) zodiacal light
a luminous tract in the sky, seen in the west after sunset or in the east before sunrise.
Etymology: (1725–35)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) zodiacal light
a luminous tract in the sky; a reflection of sunlight from cosmic dust in the plane of the ecliptic; visible just before sunrise and just after sunset
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1. zodiacal light
a track of light of triangular figure with its base on the horizon, which in low latitudes is seen within the sun's equatorial plane before sunrise in the E. or after sunset in the W., and which is presumed to be due to a glow proceeding from some illuminated matter surrounding the sun.
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