English Explanatory Dictionary

zodiac

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The belt-like region of the celestial sphere, approximately eight degrees north and south of the ecliptic, which includes the apparent path of the sun, moon, and visible planets.
  2. The twelve equal divisions of the zodiacal region into signs or houses, each named for a prominent constellation in the region.
  3. The Chinese zodiac.
  4. The ecliptic: the belt-like region of the celestial sphere corresponding to the apparent path of the sun over the course of a year.
  5. Any of various astrological systems considered similar to the above.
  6. A circle decorated with the signs of the zodiac.
noun
  1. A inflatable boat.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of zodiac.
name
  1. The Zodiac Killer.

Pronunciation

/ˈzəʊ.dɪˌæk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-zodiac.wav /ˈzoʊ.diˌæk/

Word forms

zodiac zodiacs zodiack the Zodiac

Etymology

From Middle English zodiak (late 14th century), from Old French zodiaque, from Latin zōdiacus, from Ancient Greek ζῳδιακός [κύκλος] (zōidiakós [kúklos], “[circle] of little animals”), from ζῴδιον (zōídion), the diminutive of ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”).

Synonyms

baldric star sign inflatable boat Zodiac

Related words

ecliptic zodiacal

Derived words

Chinese zodiac sign of the zodiac zodiacal zodiacal light zodiac sign

Translations

Arabic: أَبْرَاجُ السَّمَاء Armenian: կենդանակերպ Bulgarian: зодиак Bulgarian: зодия Catalan: zodíac Chinese Mandarin: 黃道帶 /黄道带 Chinese Mandarin: 生肖 Chinese Mandarin: 屬相 /属相 Chinese Mandarin: 十二宮 /十二宫 Czech: zvěrokruh Czech: zvířetník Danish: zodiak Danish: dyrekredsj Danish: dyrekreds Dutch: dierenriem Dutch: Zodiak Esperanto: zodiako Finnish: eläinrata Finnish: zodiakki Finnish: (eläinradan) merkki French: zodiaque Galician: zodíaco Georgian: ზოდიაქო German: Zodiac German: Zodiak German: Tierkreis Ancient Greek: ζῳδιακός Hindi: चक्र Hindi: राशिचक्र Hindi: भचक्र Hindi: राशि Hindi: बुर्ज Hungarian: állatöv Hungarian: zodiákus Indonesian: zodiak Indonesian: rasi Irish: stoidiaca Irish: comhartha an Stoidiaca Italian: zodiaco Japanese: 黄道帯 Japanese: ゾディアック Japanese: 星座 Japanese: 十二宮 Kazakh: зодиак Korean: 황도대 Korean: 수대 Korean: 황도 십이궁 Korean: 십이궁 Korean: 십이 성좌 Macedonian: зо́дијак Macedonian: хо́роскоп Maltese: żodjaku Māori: poutiriao Māori: tātua poutiriao Norman: zodiaque Occitan: zodiac Pali: rāsicakka Pali: rāsi Persian: منطقةالبروج Polish: zodiak Polish: zwierzyniec niebieski Portuguese: zodíaco Romanian: zodiac Russian: зодиа́к Sanskrit: चक्र Sanskrit: राशिचक्र Sanskrit: राशि Scottish Gaelic: grian-chrios Scottish Gaelic: casan na grèine Slovak: zvieratník Slovak: zverokruh Spanish: zodíaco Swedish: zodiaken Swedish: stjärntecken Swedish: zodiak Tagalog: tahaklaw
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