Found 2 hits - Term: zodiacal light, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
zodiacal \zodi"acal\, a. cf. f. zodiacal. astron.
of or pertaining to the zodiac; situated within the zodiac;
as, the zodiacal planets.
1913 webster
zodiacal light, a luminous tract of the sky, of an
elongated, triangular figure, lying near the ecliptic, its
base being on the horizon, and its apex at varying
altitudes. it is to be seen only in the evening, after
twilight, and in the morning before dawn. it is supposed
to be due to sunlight reflected from multitudes of
meteoroids revolving about the sun nearly in the plane of
the ecliptic.
1913 webster
see also:
zodiacal light
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
zodiacal light
n : a luminous tract in the sky; a reflection of sunlight from
cosmic dust in the plane of the ecliptic; visible just
before sunrise and just after sunset
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