Zenith

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Antonyms 1.2.3 Translations

English

Etymology

From Arabic as-samt "direction of heads", via misspelled Italian zenit instead of zemt.

Noun

zenith

1. (astronomy)
   • The point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir.
   • The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer.
   • The highest point in the sky reached by a celestial body.
2. Highest point or state; peak.

Synonyms

• culmination

Antonyms

• nadir

Translations

Bulgarian: зенит m Esperanto: zenito Finnish: huippukohta, zeniitti (about sky) French: zénith m German: Zenit m Interlingua: zenit

Italian: zenit m Japanese: 絶頂, 頂点; 天頂 (astronomy) Polish: zenit m, apogeum n Portuguese: zênite m Spanish: cenit m, auge m.

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