[ 'zəʊdɪak ]
■ noun a belt of the heavens within about 8° of the ecliptic, including all apparent positions of the sun, moon, and planets and divided by astrologers into twelve equal divisions or signs.
Derivatives
~al zə(ʊ)'dʌɪək(ə)l adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. zodiaque , via L. from Gk zōidiakos , from zōidion 'sculptured animal figure', dimin. of zōion 'animal'.