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1. zodiac
   Twelve constellations dividing the ecliptic into approximately equal parts. Each month the Sun is in a different constellation of the zodiac.
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2. Zodiac
   The Babylonian and Greek signs of the zodiac were introduced into Egypt in the Greco-Roman Period. They were adapted into Egyptian imagery and used to decorate ceilings of tombs and temples, and coffin lids.
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3. Zodiac
   The arc of the sky from the horizon, along which the Sun travels, making 360 degrees, is divided into twelve sectors of thirty degrees each, each sector corresponding to an astrological sign and with a specific character and significance of its own.
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4. zodiac
   [n] - a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic 2. [n] - (astrology) a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs
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5. Zodiac
   the twelvefold subdivision of the ecliptic, anchored in the quarter-points which mark the extremes (solstices) and midpoints (equinoxes) of Earth's cycle of polar axial tilting to the Sun, or seasonal cycle.
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6. Zodiac
   The band of constellations through which the Sun travels each year. The Zodiac is actually a band across the sky, 8 degrees either side of the ecliptic. With the exception of Pluto, all the planets and the Sun and Moon will be found within the Zodiac.
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7. Zodiac
   The imaginary band of the night sky through which the Sun appears to travel during a year. It contains 12 constellations.
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8. Zodiac
   The apparent path, in the sky, followed by the sun, moon and most planets, lying within 10 degrees of the celestial equator. Ancient Astrologers (nothing to do with modern astronomy! ) divided it into 12 groups, the Signs of the Zodiac. These are associated with the 12 Zodiacal Constellations.
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9. Zodiac
   The band of the sky extending 8 degrees either side of the ecliptic.The Sun, Moon, and navigational planets are always within this band, with the occasional exception of Venus. The zodiac is divided into 12 equal parts, called signs, each part being named for the principal constellation originally within it.
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10. zodiac
    a belt of the celestial sphere extending 8 or 9 degrees on each side of the ecliptic and within which the apparent motions of the sun,moon and principal planets take place DU BUREAU HYDROGRAPHIQUE INTERNATIONAL DE MONACO,1951 Category: General
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11. Zodiac
    Zo'di·ac noun [ French zodiaque (cf. Italian zodiaco ), from Latin zodiacus , Greek ... (sc. ...), from ..., dim. of zw^,on an animal, akin to ... living, ... to live.] 1. (Astron.) (a) An imagina...
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12. zodiac
    1. <astronomy> An imaginary belt in the heavens, 16 deg or 18 deg broad, in the middle of which is the ecliptic, or sun's path. It comprises the twelve constellations, which one constituted, and from which were named, the twelve signs of the zodiac. A figure representing the signs, symbols, an...
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13. zodiac
    noun (astrology) a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs
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14. zodiac
    noun a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes
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15. Zodiac
    • (n.) An imaginary belt in the heavens, 16
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16. Zodiac
    (from the article `Performing Arts`) In the field of urban crime, David Fincher delivered Zodiac (158 minutes), a well-sustained, densely woven investigation into a series of San ...
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17. zodiac
    in astronomy and astrology, a belt around the heavens extending 9° on either side of the ecliptic, the plane of the earth`s orbit and of the sun`s ... [5 related articles]
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18. zodiac
    zodiac Literally a “circle of animal figures”; a narrow band in the sky in which the movements of the major planets, Sun, and Moon take place; astrologically divided into twelve (or thirteen?) sections named for the major constellations. The constellations are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo,...
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19. Zodiac
    [soundtrack] Two soundtrack albums were released from the 2007 film Zodiac. The first album, Zodiac: Songs from the Motion Picture, was released by Lakeshore Records on February 27, 2007 and features various popular music pertaining to the time periods covered in the film. The second album, ...
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20. Zodiac
    [cipher] In cryptography, Zodiac is a block cipher designed in 2000 by Chang-Hyi Lee for the Korean firm SoftForum. Zodiac uses a 16-round Feistel network structure with key whitening. The round function uses only XORs and S-box lookups. There are two 8×8-bit S-boxes: one based on the discr...
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21. Zodiac
    HMS Zodac was a British Zambesi Class destroyer of 1710 tons displacement launched in 1944. She was armed with four 4.5 inch dual-purpose guns; six 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and four depth-charge throwers.
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22. Zodiac
    [schooner] The Zodiac is a two-masted schooner designed by William H. Hand, Jr. for the heirs to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceuticals fortune. Hand intended to epitomize the best features of the American fishing schooner. The {convert|160|ft|m|adj=mid|-long} (sparred length; 127 feet on dec...
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23. Zodiac
    [solitaire] Zodiac is a solitaire card game which is played with two decks of playing cards shuffled together. An old game, it first appeared in Lady Adelaide Cadogan`s book Illustrated Games of Patience. It is so-named probably because of its "globe"-shaped layout. It had many variations un...
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24. Zodiac
    [comics] Zodiac is the name of four groups of fictional characters that appear in publications by Marvel Comics. The first version (human) appears in Avengers #72 (Jan. 1970) and was created by Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema. The second version (android) first appear in Defenders #49 (July 1977)...
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25. Zodiac
    [film] Arnold Messer Zodiac tells the story of the hunt for a notorious serial killer known as "Zodiac" who killed in and around the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s and early 1970s, leaving several victims in his wake and taunting police with letters and ciphers mailed to newspa...
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