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ALL meanings of zodiacal light

zo·di·ac light
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  • noun zodiacal light a luminous tract in the sky, seen in the west after sunset or in the east before sunrise and thought to be the light reflected from a cloud of meteoric matter revolving round the sun. 1
  • noun zodiacal light (astronomy) A soft glow of white light extending upward from the horizon along the ecliptic, particularly in the tropics. 0
  • noun zodiacal light a very faint cone of light in the sky, visible in the east just before sunrise and in the west just after sunset. It is probably due to the reflection of sunlight from cosmic dust in the plane of the ecliptic 0
  • noun zodiacal light a faint illumination along the ecliptic, visible in the west just after sunset or in the east just before sunrise 0
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