reflection vs zodiacal light

zodiacal light vs reflection

reflection and zodiacal light both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reflection	Yes	No	No	No
zodiacal light	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, zodiacal light is a hyponym of reflection; that is, zodiacal light is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reflection:

reflection: the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
zodiacal light: a luminous tract in the sky; a reflection of sunlight from cosmic dust in the plane of the ecliptic; visible just before sunrise and just after sunset

Other hyponyms of reflection include flare, interreflection, virtual image.

reflection (noun)	zodiacal light (noun)
the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)	a luminous tract in the sky; a reflection of sunlight from cosmic dust in the plane of the ecliptic; visible just before sunrise and just after sunset
the ability to reflect beams or rays
a likeness in which left and right are reversed
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
a remark expressing careful consideration
expression without words
the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
(mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed

Difference between reflection and zodiacal light

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