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noun 
  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.
      1. Highest point or state; peak.
Translations: 
  • French: zénith
  • German: Zenit(de)m
  • Italian: zenit , culmine , apice
    • Japanese: tr=zecchÅ�(ja, é �ç�¹, tr=chÅ�ten, sc=Jpan}}, {{t, ja, 絶é �)sc=Jpan
    Etymology: From (Arab.) as-samt "direction of heads", via misspelled Italian zenit instead of zemt.


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