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nadir
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nadir
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nadir
(czen) | nadir,nadir |
Nadir
(gcide) | Nadir \Na"dir\ (n[=a]"d[~e]r), n. [F., Sp., & It. nadir; all fr.
Ar. naz[imac]ru's samt nadir, prop., the point opposite the
zenith (as samt), in which naz[imac]r means alike,
corresponding to. Cf. Azimuth, Zenith.]
1. That point of the heavens, or lower hemisphere, directly
opposite the zenith; the inferior pole of the horizon; the
point of the celestial sphere directly under the place
where we stand.
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2. The lowest point; the time of greatest depression.
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The seventh century is the nadir of the human mind
in Europe. --Hallam.
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Nadir of the sun (Astron.), the axis of the conical shadow
projected by the earth. --Crabb.
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nadir
(wn) | nadir
n 1: an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
[syn: nadir, low-water mark]
2: the point below the observer that is directly opposite the
zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies
appear to be projected [ant: zenith] |
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Nadir
(gcide) | Nadir \Na"dir\ (n[=a]"d[~e]r), n. [F., Sp., & It. nadir; all fr.
Ar. naz[imac]ru's samt nadir, prop., the point opposite the
zenith (as samt), in which naz[imac]r means alike,
corresponding to. Cf. Azimuth, Zenith.]
1. That point of the heavens, or lower hemisphere, directly
opposite the zenith; the inferior pole of the horizon; the
point of the celestial sphere directly under the place
where we stand.
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2. The lowest point; the time of greatest depression.
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The seventh century is the nadir of the human mind
in Europe. --Hallam.
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Nadir of the sun (Astron.), the axis of the conical shadow
projected by the earth. --Crabb.
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Nadir of the sun
(gcide) | Nadir \Na"dir\ (n[=a]"d[~e]r), n. [F., Sp., & It. nadir; all fr.
Ar. naz[imac]ru's samt nadir, prop., the point opposite the
zenith (as samt), in which naz[imac]r means alike,
corresponding to. Cf. Azimuth, Zenith.]
1. That point of the heavens, or lower hemisphere, directly
opposite the zenith; the inferior pole of the horizon; the
point of the celestial sphere directly under the place
where we stand.
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2. The lowest point; the time of greatest depression.
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The seventh century is the nadir of the human mind
in Europe. --Hallam.
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Nadir of the sun (Astron.), the axis of the conical shadow
projected by the earth. --Crabb.
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