Advertisement - Continue reading below

Definition of "zodiac" []

  • Astronomy A band of the celestial sphere extending about 8° to either side of the ecliptic that represents the path of the principal planets, the moon, and the sun. (noun)
  • In astrology, this band divided into 12 equal parts called signs, each 30° wide, bearing the name of a constellation for which it was originally named but with which it no longer coincides owing to the precession of the equinoxes. (noun)
  • A diagram or figure representing the zodiac. (noun)
  • A complete circuit; a circle. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "zodiac" in a sentence
  • "The zodiac is a useful Jungian shorthand, if not a divine predictor of behavior; and courtesy of arbitrary coincidence or heavenly mandate, I'm a sterling example of a Leo personality - for all the good and bad that comes with it."
  • "That, now, is what old Bowditch in his Epitome calls the zodiac, and what my almanack below calls ditto."
  • "That, now, is what old Bowditch in his Epitome calls the zodiac, and what my almanac below calls ditto."