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zodiacal light

zodiacal light

 
pronunciation:
zo daI kl laIt
part of speech: noun
definition: a faint band of illumination along the ecliptic, often visible in the west just after sunset or in the east just before sunrise, that is thought to be caused by the reflection of sunlight from a cloud of particles around the sun.