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noun
1.
the point on the celestial sphere vertically above a given position or observer. Compare nadir.
2.
a highest point or state; culmination.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English cenith < Medieval Latin < Old Spanish zenit, scribal error for zemt < Arabic samt road, incorrectly read as senit by medieval scribes (compare Arabic samt ar-rās road above (over) one's head, the opposite of nadir)
1350–1400; Middle English cenith < Medieval Latin < Old Spanish zenit, scribal error for zemt < Arabic samt road, incorrectly read as senit by medieval scribes (compare Arabic samt ar-rās road above (over) one's head, the opposite of nadir)
Synonyms
2. apex, summit.
2. apex, summit.
Antonyms
1, 2. nadir.
1, 2. nadir.
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Word Origin & History
zenith
late 14c., from O.Fr. cenith (Fr. zénith), from M.L. cenit, senit, bungled scribal transliteration of Arabic samt "road, path," abbreviation of samt ar-ras, lit. "the way over the head." Letter -m- misread as -ni-. The M.L. word may as well be influenced by the rough agreement of the Arabic term
EXPANDwith classical L. semita "sidetrack, side path" (notion of "thing going off to the side"), from se- "apart" + *mi-ta-, suffixed zero-grade form of PIE base *mei- "to change" (see mutable)
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zenith  (zē'nĭth) Pronunciation Key
The point on the celestial sphere that is directly above the observer (90 degrees above the celestial horizon). Compare nadir. |
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