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cénit

[ˈsenit̪] seseante
[ˈθenit̪] no seseante

Rhymes with e.nit

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Del italiano zenit, a su vez del árabe السمت (as-samt, 'rumbo')

noun

Punto más alto que alcanza un astro en la circunferencia aparente que describe alrededor de la posición de un observador en la superficie.
Opposite: nadir
Figurativamente, punto culminante.
Similar: apogeo, cima, cumbre, culmen, cúspide

In English

zenith astronomy: point vertically above a position or observer

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@misc{ce_nit_2026,
  title = {cénit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/c%C3%A9nit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}