English Dictionary

zodiacal light

名詞

(astronomy) A soft glow of white light seen in the sky along the ecliptic in an elongated triangular form with its base being on the horizon, particularly in the tropics.

日本語の意味

黄道光。天文現象の一つで、黄道に沿った空に見られる、白く柔らかな光の帯。特に熱帯地域の地平線近くで、底部を持つ細長い三角形状の光として観察される。

On clear, moonless evenings near the equator we watched the zodiacal light rising like a pale, triangular veil above the horizon.

赤道付近の澄んだ月のない夜、私たちは地平線上に淡く三角形に伸びる黄道光を見上げた。

意味（1）

(astronomy) A soft glow of white light seen in the sky along the ecliptic in an elongated triangular form with its base being on the horizon, particularly in the tropics.

I also, this morning gave attention to the stars as seen through the Zodiacal Light, and found, even to 4ʰ 30ᵐ, when the effulgent Light below the zigzag lines is very strong, that with the naked eye I could readily make out stars of the 6th magnitude within the effulgent Light; …

zodiacal lights （ plural ）