English Explanatory Dictionary

zodiacal light

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A soft glow of white light seen in the sky along the ecliptic in an elongated triangular form with its base being on the horizon, particularly in the tropics.

Word forms

zodiacal light zodiacal lights

Related words

exozodiacal dust zodiacal cloud zodiacal dust gegenschein Kordylewski cloud

Derived words

exozodiacal light
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