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Definition of Zodiaal
Zo*di"a*cal (?), a. [Cf. F.
zodiacal.] (Astron.) Of or pertaining to the
zodiac; situated within the zodiac; as, the zodiacal
planets.
Zodiacal light, a luminous tract of the sky,
of an elongated, triangular figure, lying near the ecliptic, its base
being on the horizon, and its apex at varying altitudes. It is to be
seen only in the evening, after twilight, and in the morning before
dawn. It is supposed to be due to sunlight reflected from multitudes
of meteoroids revolving about the sun nearly in the plane of the
ecliptic.
Zo*di"a*cal (?), a. [Cf. F.
zodiacal.] (Astron.) Of or pertaining to the
zodiac; situated within the zodiac; as, the zodiacal
planets.
Zodiacal light, a luminous tract of the sky,
of an elongated, triangular figure, lying near the ecliptic, its base
being on the horizon, and its apex at varying altitudes. It is to be
seen only in the evening, after twilight, and in the morning before
dawn. It is supposed to be due to sunlight reflected from multitudes
of meteoroids revolving about the sun nearly in the plane of the
ecliptic.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- of or pertaining to the zodiac
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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