zodiacal
English
Adjective
zodiacal (comparative more zodiacal, superlative most zodiacal)
- (astronomy, astrology) Of or pertaining to the zodiac.
- 1683, Thomas Browne, “Observations upon Several Plants Mention’d in Scripture” in Certain Miscellany Tracts, London: Charles Mearn, p. 3,
- […] in some passages of the Old Testament they think they discover the Zodiacal course of the Sun […]
- 1912, Mary Webb Artois (translator), Through the Desert by Henryk Sienkiewicz, New York: Benziger Brothers, Chapter 14,
- For several evenings the pale twinkling of the somber zodiacal stars lighted up the west side of the heavens for some time after the sun had set.
- 1959, Muriel Spark, Memento Mori, New York: New Directions, 2000, Chapter 2,
- She knew by heart everyone’s Zodiacal sign.
- 1683, Thomas Browne, “Observations upon Several Plants Mention’d in Scripture” in Certain Miscellany Tracts, London: Charles Mearn, p. 3,
Derived terms
- exozodiacal
- zodiacal band
- zodiacal light
- zodiacal parallel
French
Pronunciation
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Adjective
zodiacal (feminine singular zodiacale, masculine plural zodiacaux, feminine plural zodiacales)
Further reading
- “zodiacal” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /zo.ˌd͡ʒi.a.ˈkaw/
Adjective
zodiacal m or f (plural zodiacais, not comparable)
Spanish
Derived terms
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