| Definitions | | zenith |
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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.
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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