ZODIAC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does zodiac mean? 

• ZODIAC (noun)
  The noun ZODIAC has 2 senses:

1. a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes

2. (astrology) a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs

  Familiarity information: ZODIAC used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ZODIAC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("zodiac" is a kind of...):

part; region (the extended spatial location of something)

Meronyms (parts of "zodiac"):

Virgo (a large zodiacal constellation on the equator; between Leo and Libra)

Taurus (a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion; between Aries and Gemini)

Scorpio; Scorpius (a large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius)

Sagittarius (a large zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Scorpius and Capricornus)

Pisces (a large faint zodiacal constellation; between Aquarius and Aries)

Libra (a small faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Virgo and Scorpius)

Leo (a zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo)

Gemini (a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere between Taurus and Cancer on the ecliptic)

Capricorn; Capricornus (a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius)

Cancer (a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini)

Aries (a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Pisces and Taurus)

Aquarius (a zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Capricornus and Pisces)

house; mansion; planetary house; sign; sign of the zodiac; star sign ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)

exaltation (the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence)

Holonyms ("zodiac" is a part of...):

celestial sphere; empyrean; firmament; heavens; sphere; vault of heaven; welkin (the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected)

Derivation:

zodiacal (relating to or included in the zodiac)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(astrology) a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("zodiac" is a kind of...):

diagram (a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts)

Domain category:

astrology; star divination (a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon)

Derivation:

zodiacal (relating to or included in the zodiac)

 Context examples 

Indeed, Capricorn, Taurus, and Scorpio are considered key financial signs of the zodiac.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

He showed me also, in one of his books, the figures of the sun, moon, and stars, the zodiac, the tropics, and polar circles, together with the denominations of many plains and solids.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

You will be the darling of the zodiac because most of the planets are in earth signs, and mainly Capricorn.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Jupiter has crowned you his celestial favorite in 2020, and although that’s the title everyone wants, the other zodiac signs will have to wait their turn—some will have to wait many years.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Consider also that Mars and Jupiter meet in conjunction every two years, and always in a different zodiac sign.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Some people never get to experience Pluto in their sign, for it takes Pluto 248 years to circle the Sun and all 12 zodiac signs.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

You have one of the very finest forecasts for December of any sign of the zodiac, dear Virgo.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Mars, the timekeeper of the zodiac, will be in Aquarius for the first time in two years, from March 30 until May 12.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

You have just stepped up to be next in line to wear the crown of most favored sign of the zodiac, which will take place next year in 2021.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Mars is the timekeeper of the zodiac and, as he orbits in deep space, will align with Jupiter, Saturn, and Pluto and unlock their gifts.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)