Zodiac

zō′di-ak, n. an imaginary belt in the heavens, having as its mesial line the ecliptic or apparent path of the sun, and containing the twelve constellations, called signs of the zodiac. The constellations, with the appropriate symbols of the corresponding signs, are as follows: Aries ( Ram ), IMG:c400_hambers_1908_Zodiac_Aries.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail:♈︎ ; Taurus ( Bull ), IMG:c401_08_Zodiac_Taurus.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail_unscaled:♉︎ ; Gemini ( Twins ), IMG:c402_ambers_1908_Zodiac_Gemini.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail:♊︎ ; Cancer ( Crab ), IMG:c403_ambers_1908_Zodiac_Cancer.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail:♋︎ ; Leo ( Lion ), IMG:c404__Chambers_1908_Zodiac_Leo.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail:♌︎ ; Virgo ( Virgin ), IMG:c405_hambers_1908_Zodiac_Virgo.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail:♍︎ ; Libra ( Balance ), IMG:c406_hambers_1908_Zodiac_Libra.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail:♎︎ ; Scorpio ( Scorpion ), IMG:c407_mbers_1908_Zodiac_Scorpio.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail:♏︎ ; Sag it tar i us ( Archer ), IMG:c408_s_1908_Zodiac_Sag it tar i us.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail:♐︎ ; Capric or nus ( Goat ), IMG:c409_s_1908_Zodiac_Capric or nus.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail:♑︎ ; Aquarius ( Water-bearer ), IMG:c410_bers_1908_Zodiac_Aquarius.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail:♒︎ ; Pisces ( Fishes ), IMG:c411_ambers_1908_Zodiac_Pisces.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail:♓︎ .— adj. Zodī′acal .— Zodiacal light , a singular appearance seen after sunset or before sunrise, at all seasons of the year in low latitudes, but rarely in Great Britain, except in March, April, and May in the evenings, and six months later in the mornings. [Fr. zodiaque —L. zodiac us —Gr. zōdiakos , belonging to animals— zōdion , dim. of zōon , an animal, zaein , to live.]