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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_197134" /> == | |||
<p> The name given to a belt of the heavens extending 8° on each side of the ecliptic, composed of twelve constellations called signs of the zodiac, which the sun traverses in the course of a year. These signs, of which six are on the N. of the ecliptic and six on the S., are, commencing with the former, named successively: Aries, the Ram; Taurus, the Bull; Gemini, the Twins; Cancer, the Crab; Leo, the Lion; Virgo, the Virgin; Libra, the Balance; Scorpio, the Scorpion; Sagittarius, the Archer; Capricornus, the Goat; Aquarius, the Water-bearer; and Pisces, the Fishes. The sun enters [[Aries]] at the spring equinox and [[Libra]] at the autumnal equinox, while the first point of [[Cancer]] marks the summer solstice, and that of [[Capricorn]] the winter. The name [[Zodiac]] is derived from the | <p> (1): (n.) An imaginary belt in the heavens, 16¡ or 18¡ 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. </p> <p> (2): (n.) A figure representing the signs, symbols, and constellations of the zodiac. </p> <p> (3): (n.) A girdle; a belt. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_81747" /> == | |||
<p> The name given to a belt of the heavens extending 8° on each side of the ecliptic, composed of twelve constellations called signs of the zodiac, which the sun traverses in the course of a year. These signs, of which six are on the N. of the ecliptic and six on the S., are, commencing with the former, named successively: Aries, the Ram; Taurus, the Bull; Gemini, the Twins; Cancer, the Crab; Leo, the Lion; Virgo, the Virgin; Libra, the Balance; Scorpio, the Scorpion; Sagittarius, the Archer; Capricornus, the Goat; Aquarius, the Water-bearer; and Pisces, the Fishes. The sun enters [[Aries]] at the spring equinox and [[Libra]] at the autumnal equinox, while the first point of [[Cancer]] marks the summer solstice, and that of [[Capricorn]] the winter. The name [[Zodiac]] is derived from the Greek <i> zoon </i> , an animal, and has been given to the belt because the majority of the signs are named after animals. </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_197134"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/zodiac Zodiac from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_81747"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/zodiac Zodiac from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_81747"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/zodiac Zodiac from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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