zenith

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

zeniths

1.
(astronomy) The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir.
2.
(astronomy) The highest point in the sky reached by a celestial body.
3.
(broadly)(by extension) Highest point or state; peak.
Winning the continental championship was the zenith of my career.
Đồng nghĩa: acme, apogee, culmination, pinnacle, apex

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

acme apogee culmination pinnacle apex

Trái nghĩa

nadir perigeeantizenith

Cùng gốc / liên quan

azimuthnadirazimuth, nadir

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro thumb|300px|right|Diagram showing the relationship between the zenith, the nadir, and different types of [[horizon. Note that the zenith is opposite the nadir.]] From Middle English cenyth, from cenit, from Arabic سَمْت (direction, path), from the fuller form سَمْت اَلرَّأْس (direction of the head).