hor·o·scope 
(hôr
-sk
p
, h
r
-)
KEY NOUN:
- The aspect of the planets and stars at a given moment, such as the moment of a person's birth, used by astrologers.
- A diagram of the signs of the zodiac based on such an aspect.
- An astrological forecast, as of a person's future, based on a diagram of the aspect of the planets and stars at a given moment.
ETYMOLOGY:French, from Old French, from Latin
hroscopus, from Greek
hroskopos :
hr
,
hour, season; see
y
r- in Indo-European roots +
skopos,
observer; see
spek- in Indo-European roots
