Zodiac vs Exozodiacal - What's the difference?
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(astrology) The belt-like region of the celestial sphere approximately eight degrees north and south of the ecliptic, which thousands of years ago included the apparent path of the sun, moon, and planets.
(astrology) The twelve equal divisions of the astrological zodiacal region into signs, or houses, of the zodiac, each sign named after a constellation in this region.
(astronomy) The belt-like region of the celestial sphere corresponding to the apparent path of the sun over the course of a year, the ecliptic.
(countable) A circle decorated with the signs of the zodiac.
Any of various astrological systems considered similar to the above.
* 1998 , Sylvia Sikundar and Barbara DuMoulin, Celebrating Our Cultures , Pembroke Publishers Limited, ISBN 978-1-55138-102-2,
(astronomy) Pertaining to the extrasolar ecliptic plane of star systems beyond the Solar System
Zodiac is a related term of exozodiacal.
As a noun zodiac
is (zodiac).As an adjective exozodiacal is
(astronomy) pertaining to the extrasolar ecliptic plane of star systems beyond the solar system.zodiac
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(wikipedia zodiac)Alternative forms
* zodiack (obsolete) * ZodiacNoun
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- Discussing both Chinese and Western zodiacs might be a prewriting activity.
