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zodiacal light

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zodiacal light
n.
A faint hazy cone of light, often visible in the west just after sunset or in the east just before sunrise, apparently caused by the reflection of sunlight from meteoric particles in the plane of the ecliptic.
zodiacal light  (z-d-kl)
A faint hazy cone of light, often visible in the west just after sunset or in the east just before sunrise, and elongated in the direction of the ecliptic on each side of the Sun. It is apparently caused by the reflection of sunlight from meteoric particles in the plane of the ecliptic.
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Noun1.zodiacal lightzodiacal light - a luminous tract in the sky; a reflection of sunlight from cosmic dust in the plane of the ecliptic; visible just before sunrise and just after sunset
reflexion, reflection - the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface


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Westward I saw the zodiacal light mingling with the yellow brilliance of the evening star.
The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context
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