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wind names: a nomenclature for dividing an azimuth circle into degrees, where eight 45-degree scales are allocated to eight traditional named winds of the Mediterranean.
wind rose: type of compass rose, where the directions are indicated by the names or initials of the traditional winds of the Mediterranean. May also refer to a whole instrument serving only to indicate the names of the wind directions.
wind vane: flag-like vane mounted on a vertical post free to align itself with, and indicate the direction of, the wind. Also an instrument performing the same function.
zenith: the point on the celestial sphere directly above the observer.
zodiac: a band of 12 constellations of stars straddling the ecliptic; the ecliptic and zodiac are conventionally divided into these constellations, 30 degrees being allocated to each.
