zodi

See also: Zodi, žodi, and žodį

English

Etymology

Related to zodiac.

Noun

zodi (plural zodis)

1. (astronomy) A unit of zodiacal dust, equal to the amount of interplanetary dust in the inner solar system, which absorbs light and re-radiates it with a luminosity about 10^-7 that of the sun.
   • 2011, National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Space Studies Board, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Committee for a Decadal Survey of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Program Prioritization Panels, Science Frontiers Panels, Panel Reportsâ¬"New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics, National Academies Press (→ISBN), page 294:

     […] an exozodiacal dust disk with 3 zodis of material has been added. […] Measuring exozodiacal dust to levels of 1 to 10 zodi in the habitable zones of nearby stars is critical […]

   • 2012, Issues in Astronomy and Astrophysics: 2011 Edition, ScholarlyEditions, →ISBN:

     "... reaching levels below 1 zodi for stars within 10 pc."

   • 2013, Issues in Astronomy and Astrophysics: 2013 Edition, ScholarlyEditions, →ISBN, page 95:

     […] for a wide range in exozodiacal background levels (epsilon = 1-100 times the local zodi brightness) and overall prevalence […]

Anagrams

• zoid

Latvian

Noun

zodi m

1. nominative/vocative plural of zods