Definition of zodiac

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Zodiac (n.) 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..

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Conjunction :: Conjunction (n.) The meeting of two or more stars or planets in the same degree of the zodiac; as, the conjunction of the moon with the sun, or of Jupiter and Saturn. See the Note under Aspect, n., 6..
Aries :: Aries (n.) The Ram; the first of the twelve signs in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the vernal equinox, about the 21st of March..
Gemini :: Gemini (n. pl.) A constellation of the zodiac, containing the two bright stars Castor and Pollux; also, the third sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about May 20th..
Crab :: Crab (n.) The zodiacal constellation Cancer.
Pisces :: Pisces (n. pl.) The twelfth sign of the zodiac, marked / in almanacs..
Scorpio :: Scorpio (n.) A constellation of the zodiac containing the bright star Antares. It is drawn on the celestial globe in the figure of a scorpion.
Bull :: Bull (n.) Taurus, the second of the twelve signs of the zodiac..
Sign :: Sign (n.) The twelfth part of the ecliptic or zodiac.
Leo :: Leo (n.) The Lion, the fifth sign of the zodiac, marked thus [/] in almanacs..
Girdle :: Girdle (n.) The zodiac; also, the equator..
Bull :: Bull (n.) A constellation of the zodiac between Aries and Gemini. It contains the Pleiades.
Zodiac :: Zodiac (n.) A girdle; a belt.
Decile :: Decile (n.) An aspect or position of two planets, when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac, or 36¡..
Libra :: Libra (n.) The Balance; the seventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the autumnal equinox in September, marked thus / in almanacs, etc..
Zodiac :: Zodiac (n.) A figure representing the signs, symbols, and constellations of the zodiac..
Sagittarius :: Sagittarius (n.) A zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and globes as a centaur shooting an arrow..
Dodecatemory :: Dodecatemory (n.) A tern applied to the twelve houses, or parts, of the zodiac of the primum mobile, to distinguish them from the twelve signs; also, any one of the twelve signs of the zodiac..
Fish :: Fish (n.) The twelfth sign of the zodiac; Pisces.
Taurus :: Taurus (n.) The Bull; the second in order of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of April; -- marked thus [/] in almanacs..
Cancer :: Cancer (n.) The fourth of the twelve signs of the zodiac. The first point is the northern limit of the sun's course in summer; hence, the sign of the summer solstice. See Tropic..
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