Zodiac

Noun

 * 1)  The belt-like region of the celestial sphere approximately eight degrees north and south of the ecliptic, which thousands of years ago included the apparent path of the sun, moon, and planets.
 * 2)  The twelve equal divisions of the astrological zodiacal region into signs, or houses, of the zodiac, each sign named after a constellation in this region.
 * 3)  The belt-like region of the celestial sphere corresponding to the apparent path of the sun over the course of a year, the ecliptic.
 * 4)  A circle decorated with the signs of the zodiac.
 * 5) Any of various astrological systems considered similar to the above.

Derived terms

 * zodiacal


 * zodiacal light


 * zodiac sign

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