Definitions | zenith |
| noun
- (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.
- Highest point or state; peak.
Etymology: From (Arab.) as-samt "direction of heads", via misspelled Italian zenit instead of zemt.
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