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/ˈzəʊ.dɪ.æk/ · zo·di·ac
noun
- The belt-like region of the celestial sphere approximately eight degrees north and south of the ecliptic that includes the apparent paths of the Sun, Moon, and visible planets. Astronomers map the zodiac to track the motion of planets across the night sky.
- One of the twelve equal divisions of the zodiacal belt, each named after a prominent constellation and used in astrology as a sign or house. Her birthday falls under the zodiac sign of Leo.
- The ecliptic itself, the apparent yearly path of the Sun across the celestial sphere. The Sun travels through the zodiac once each year.
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Did you know? The zodiac’s original Greek name meant ‘circle of animals’, and because of the precession of the equinoxes, the astrological signs no longer line up with the actual constellations they were named after.