Zodiac Definition–noun | 1. | an imaginary belt of the heavens, extending about 8° on each side of the ecliptic, within which are the apparent paths of the sun, moon, and principal planets. It contains twelve constellations and hence twelve divisions called signs of the zodiac. Each division, however, because of the precession of the equinoxes, now contains the constellation west of the one from which it took its name. Compare sign of the zodiac. | | 2. | a circular or elliptical diagram representing this belt, and usually containing pictures of the animals, human figures, etc., that are associated with the constellations and signs. | |
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Sign Definition–noun | 2. | any object, action, event, pattern, etc., that conveys a meaning. | | 3. | a conventional or arbitrary mark, figure, or symbol used as an abbreviation for the word or words it represents. | | 4. | a motion or gesture used to express or convey an idea, command, decision, etc.: Her nod was a sign that it was time to leave. | | 5. | a notice, bearing a name, direction, warning, or advertisement, that is displayed or posted for public view: a traffic sign; a store sign. | | 6. | a trace; vestige: There wasn't a sign of them. | | 7. | an arbitrary or conventional symbol used in musical notation to indicate tonality, tempo, etc. | | 8
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. | Medicine/Medical. the objective indications of a disease. | | 9. | any meaningful gestural unit belonging to a sign language. | | 10. | an omen; portent: a sign of approaching decadence. | | 13. | Usually, signs. traces, as footprints, of a wild animal. | | 14. | Mathematics. | a. | a plus sign or minus sign used as a symbol for indicating addition or subtraction. | | b. | a plus sign or minus sign used as a symbol for indicating the positive or negative value of a quantity, as an integer. | | e. | a symbol, as  or !, used to indicate a radical or factorial operation. | | –verb (used with object) | 15. | to affix a signature to: to sign a letter. | | 16. | to write as a signature: to sign one's name. | | 17. | to engage by written agreement: to sign a new player. | | 18. | to mark with a sign, esp. the sign of the cross. | | 19. | to communicate by means of a sign; signal: He signed his wish to leave. | | 20. | to convey (a message) in a sign language. | | 21. | Obsolete. to direct or appoint by a sign. | –verb (used without object) | 22. | to write one's signature, as a token of agreement, obligation, receipt, etc.: to sign for a package. | | 23. | to make a sign or signal: He signed to her to go away. | | 24. | to employ a sign language for communication. | | 25. | to obligate oneself by signature: <
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