zodiacal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /zoʊˈdaɪ.ə.kəl/
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Etymology
From Latin zōdiacus + -al. By surface analysis, zodiac + -al.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to the zodiac.
For several evenings the pale twinkling of the somber zodiacal stars lighted up the west side of the heavens for some time after the sun had set.
1912, Henryk Sienkiewicz, chapter 14, in Mary Webb Artois, transl., Through the Desert, New York: Benziger Brothers:She knew by heart everyone’s Zodiacal sign.
1959, Muriel Spark, chapter 2, in Memento Mori, New York: New Directions, published 2000:In the zodiacal procession of the poles, the 25,920-year cycle, Lascaux is the time of Virgo, and Virgo is associated with artistic excellence and discrimination.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 130:[…] in some passages of the Old Testament they think they discover the Zodiacal course of the Sun […]
1683, Thomas Browne, “Observations upon Several Plants Mention’d in Scripture”, in Certain Miscellany Tracts, London: Charles Mearn, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more zodiacal | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most zodiacal | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
exozodiacal · zodiacal parallel · ultrazodiacal · parazodiacal · nonzodiacal · zodiacal light · zodiacal band · extrazodiacal · zodiacal dust · zodiacal cloud
Translations (20)
fr zodiacal (of or pertaining to the zodiac) · gl zodiacal (of or pertaining to the zodiac) · fi eläinrata- (of or pertaining to the zodiac) · ro zodiacal (of or pertaining to the zodiac) · ca zodiacal (of or pertaining to the zodiac) · fur zodiacâl (of or pertaining to the zodiac) · co zodiacale (of or pertaining to the zodiac) · ar خَاصّ بِالأَبْرَاج الفَلَكِيَّة (of or pertaining to the zodiac) · ru зодиака́льный (of or pertaining to the zodiac) · bg зодиакален (of or pertaining to the zodiac) · pl zodiakalny (of or pertaining to the zodiac) · hu állatövi (of or pertaining to the zodiac) · pt zodiacal (of or pertaining to the zodiac) · de Tierkreis- (of or pertaining to the zodiac) · de zodiakal (of or pertaining to the zodiac) · oc zodiacal (of or pertaining to the zodiac) · es zodiacal (of or pertaining to the zodiac) · co zudiacale (of or pertaining to the zodiac) · ar فَلَكِيّ (of or pertaining to the zodiac) · nl zodiakaal (of or pertaining to the zodiac)