zodiac
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: astrology
astronomy
human-sciences
mysticism
natural-sciences
philosophy
sciences
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”).
Inflected forms:
form: zodiacs
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: zodiack
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: Zodiac
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
examples: Tremulous on the bladed graſs ſhone bright the pearly drops, like an aſſembly of ſparkling ſtars dancing on the plains of the zodiac; vocal was every bending ſpray, every reed was inſpired, each vvarbling throat ſeemed to emulate the melodious voice of the bird of a thouſand ſongs.
gloss: The twelve equal divisions of the zodiacal region into signs or houses, each named for a prominent constellation in the region.
pos: noun
gloss: The twelve equal divisions of the zodiacal region into signs or houses, each named for a prominent constellation in the region.
pos: noun
gloss: The ecliptic: the belt-like region of the celestial sphere corresponding to the apparent path of the sun over the course of a year.
pos: noun
gloss: Any of various astrological systems considered similar to the above.
pos: noun
examples: Discussing both Chinese and Western zodiacs might be a prewriting activity.
So the Dendera Zodiac seems to be a complete copy of the Mesopotamian zodiac.
gloss: A circle decorated with the signs of the zodiac.
pos: noun
tags: countable
Related words: ecliptic
zodiacal
Derived words: Chinese zodiac
Mesopotamian zodiac
sign of the zodiac
zodiacal
zodiacal light
zodiac sign
Translations:
lang: Arabic
word: أَبْرَاجُ السَّمَاء
roman: ʔabrāju s-samāʔ
lang: Armenian
word: կենդանակերպ
roman: kendanakerp
lang: Bulgarian
word: зодиак
roman: zodiak
lang: Catalan
word: zodíac
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 黃道帶 /黄道带
roman: huángdàodài
lang: Czech
word: zvěrokruh
lang: Czech
word: zvířetník
lang: Danish
word: zodiak
lang: Danish
word: dyrekredsj
lang: Dutch
word: dierenriem
lang: Dutch
word: Zodiak
lang: Esperanto
word: zodiako
lang: Finnish
word: eläinrata
lang: Finnish
word: zodiakki
lang: French
word: zodiaque
lang: Galician
word: zodíaco
lang: Georgian
word: ზოდიაქო
roman: zodiako
lang: German
word: Zodiac
lang: German
word: Zodiak
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ζῳδιακός
roman: zōidiakós
lang: Hindi
word: चक्र
roman: cakra
lang: Hindi
word: राशिचक्र
roman: rāśicakra
lang: Hindi
word: भचक्र
roman: bhacakra
lang: Hungarian
word: állatöv
lang: Hungarian
word: zodiákus
lang: Indonesian
word: zodiak
lang: Irish
word: stoidiaca
lang: Italian
word: zodiaco
lang: Japanese
word: 黄道帯
roman: kōdōtai
lang: Japanese
word: ゾディアック
roman: zodiakku
lang: Kazakh
word: зодиак
roman: zodiak
lang: Korean
word: 황도대
roman: hwangdodae
lang: Korean
word: 수대
roman: sudae
lang: Macedonian
word: зо́дијак
roman: zódijak
lang: Maltese
word: żodjaku
lang: Māori
word: poutiriao
lang: Māori
word: tātua poutiriao
lang: Norman
word: zodiaque
lang: Occitan
word: zodiac
lang: Pali
word: rāsicakka
lang: Persian
word: منطقةالبروج
roman: mantaqt-olboruj
lang: Polish
word: zodiak
lang: Polish
word: zwierzyniec niebieski
lang: Portuguese
word: zodíaco
lang: Romanian
word: zodiac
lang: Russian
word: зодиа́к
roman: zodiák
lang: Sanskrit
word: चक्र
roman: cakra
lang: Sanskrit
word: राशिचक्र
roman: rāśicakra
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: grian-chrios
lang: Slovak
word: zvieratník
lang: Slovak
word: zverokruh
lang: Spanish
word: zodíaco
lang: Swedish
word: zodiaken
lang: Tagalog
word: tahaklaw
lang: Thai
word: จักรราศี
roman: jàk-grà-raa-sǐi
lang: Afrikaans
word: diereriem
lang: Arabic
word: أَبْرَاجُ السَّمَاء
roman: ʔabrāju s-samāʔ
lang: Armenian
word: կենդանակերպ
roman: kendanakerp
lang: Bulgarian
word: зодия
roman: zodija
lang: Catalan
word: zodíac
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 生肖
roman: shēngxiào
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 屬相 /属相
roman: shǔxiàng
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 十二宮 /十二宫
roman: shí'èrgōng
lang: Czech
word: zvěrokruh
lang: Danish
word: zodiak
lang: Danish
word: dyrekreds
lang: Dutch
word: dierenriem
lang: Dutch
word: zodiak
lang: Esperanto
word: zodiako
lang: Estonian
word: sodiaak
lang: Finnish
word: (eläinradan) merkki
lang: French
word: zodiaque
lang: Georgian
word: ზოდიაქო
roman: zodiako
lang: German
word: Tierkreis
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ζῳδιακός
roman: zōidiakós
lang: Hindi
word: राशि
roman: rāśi
lang: Hindi
word: राशिचक्र
roman: rāśicakra
lang: Hindi
word: चक्र
roman: cakra
lang: Hindi
word: भचक्र
roman: bhacakra
lang: Hindi
word: बुर्ज
roman: burj
lang: Hungarian
word: állatöv
lang: Hungarian
word: zodiákus
lang: Icelandic
word: stjörnumerki
lang: Indonesian
word: rasi
lang: Indonesian
word: zodiak
lang: Irish
word: comhartha an Stoidiaca
lang: Italian
word: zodiaco
lang: Japanese
word: 星座
roman: seiza
lang: Japanese
word: 十二宮
roman: jūnikyū
lang: Kazakh
word: зодиак
roman: zodiak
lang: Korean
word: 황도 십이궁
roman: hwangdo sibigung
lang: Korean
word: 십이궁
roman: sibigung
lang: Korean
word: 십이 성좌
roman: sibi seongjwa
lang: Macedonian
word: зо́дијак
roman: zódijak
lang: Macedonian
word: хо́роскоп
roman: hóroskop
lang: Malay
word: zodiak
lang: Maltese
word: żodjaku
lang: Norman
word: zodiaque
lang: Norwegian
word: zodiak
lang: Norwegian
word: dyrekrets
lang: Norwegian
word: stjernetegnene
lang: Odia
word: ଚକ୍ର
roman: chakra
lang: Old English
word: circulcræft
lang: Pali
word: rāsi
lang: Polish
word: zodiak
lang: Polish
word: zwierzyniec niebieski
lang: Portuguese
word: zodíaco
lang: Romanian
word: zodiac
lang: Russian
word: зодиа́к
roman: zodiák
lang: Sanskrit
word: चक्र
roman: cakra
lang: Sanskrit
word: राशिचक्र
roman: rāśicakra
lang: Sanskrit
word: राशि
roman: rāśi
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: grian-chrios
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: casan na grèine
lang: Slovak
word: zvieratník
lang: Slovak
word: zverokruh
lang: Spanish
word: zodíaco
lang: Swedish
word: stjärntecken
lang: Swedish
word: zodiak
lang: Tagalog
word: tahaklaw
lang: Thai
word: จักรราศี
roman: jàk-grà-raa-sǐi
lang: Thai
word: ราศี
roman: raa-sǐi
lang: Ukrainian
word: зодіа́к
roman: zodiák