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Webster 1913 Edition

Zodiac

Zo′di-ac

,
Noun.
[F.
zodiaque
(cf. It.
zodiaco
), fr. L.
zodiacus
, Gr. [GREEK] (sc. [GREEK]), fr. [GREEK], dim. of
ζῶ,ον
an animal, akin to [GREEK] living, [GREEK] to live.]
1.
(Astron.)
(a)
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.
(b)
A figure representing the signs, symbols, and constellations of the zodiac.
2.
A girdle; a belt.
[Poetic & R.]
By his side,
As in a glistering
zodiac
, hung the sword.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Zodiac

ZODIAC

,
Noun.
[L, Gr., an animal.] A broad circle in the heavens, containing the twelve signs through which the sun passes in its annual course. The center of this belt is the ecliptic, which is the path of the sun. It intersects the equator at an angle or 23 degrees and a half or rather 29 minutes. This is called its obliquity.
2.
A girdle.

Definition 2024

zódiac

zódiac

See also: zodiac, Zodiac, and zodíac

Spanish

Noun

zódiac f ‎(plural zódiacs)

  1. RIB, motorized rubber dinghy
    • 2015 September 15, “La caza del asesino del Camino de Santiago, retransmitida en directo”, in El País:
      Hasta se desplazó una embarcación tipo zódiac que no llegó a emplearse porque el único riachuelo de la zona, el Jerga, baja seco desde la primavera.

Etymology

From the company Zodiac Marine & Pool, which makes such boats

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