English word senses marked with topical category "Constellations in the zodiac"
Parent categories: Astrology, Constellations, Divination, Pseudoscience, Astronomy, Occult, Sciences, Space, Forteana, Religion, Nature, Culture, Society
Total 19 word senses
- Aquarius (Proper name) A constellation of the zodiac, supposedly shaped like a water carrier.
- Aries (Proper name) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a ram.
- Cancer (Proper name) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a crab.
- Capricorn (Proper name) Capricornus
- Gemini (Proper name) A constellation of the zodiac traditionally taken to represent the pair of twins Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology. It contains the stars Castor, Pollux, and Alhena.
- Leo (Proper name) A constellation of the zodiac, shaped approximately like a lion and containing the stars Regulus and Denebola.
- Libra (Proper name) A constellation of the zodiac, supposedly shaped like a set of scales.
- Ophiuchus (Proper name) A zodiacal constellation of the northern summer said to depict a man (Asclepius) holding a serpent; the serpent is the constellation Serpens.
- Pisces (Proper name) The Fish, a Greco-Roman constellation of the zodiac named for its presumed resemblance to a pair of fish
- Sagittarius (Proper name) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a centaur who is an archer. It contains the stars Kaus Australis and Nunki.
- Scorpio (Proper name) Scorpius
- Taurus (Proper name) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a bull and containing the star Aldebaran.
- Virgo (Proper name) A constellation in the zodiac, imagined in the shape of a maiden, that contains the bright binary star Spica.
- astrological sign (Noun) Any of twelve signs, corresponding to constellations, that are used as the basis of astrology
- zodiac (Noun) The belt-like region of the celestial sphere, approximately eight degrees north and south of the ecliptic, which includes the apparent path of the sun, moon, and visible planets.
- zodiac (Noun) The twelve equal divisions of the zodiacal region into signs or houses, each named for a prominent constellation in the region.
- zodiac (Noun) The ecliptic: the belt-like region of the celestial sphere corresponding to the apparent path of the sun over the course of a year.
- zodiacal (Adjective) Of or pertaining to the zodiac.
- zodiacal light (Noun) A soft glow of white light seen in the sky along the ecliptic in an elongated triangular form with its base being on the horizon, particularly in the tropics.
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