zenith
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zenith
- /ˈzɛn.ɪθ/ Australia, UK
- /ˈzi.nɪθ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English cenyth, from Medieval Latin cenit, from Arabic سَمْت (samt, “direction, path”), from the fuller form سَمْت اَلرَّأْس (samt ar-raʔs, “direction of the head”). The -ni- for -m- is sometimes thought to be due to a misreading of the three strokes, which is plausible, though it could be a mere phonetic approximation.
noun zeniths
- The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir. The 12 day wee had the wind high and large ſo that in two dayes ſaile we made the Sunne our Zenith or verticall point[…]
- The highest point in the sky reached by a celestial body. […] in the middle of the day, when the sun was in the zenith, the violence of the heat was too great to stir out […]
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Highest point or state; peak.
Winning the continental championship was the zenith of my career.
Similar: acme, apogee, culmination, pinnacle, apex
Opposite: antizenith
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: culmination, apogee, apex, summit, peak, height, pinnacle, cusp, acme, climax, swing, heyday, stride, crest, meridian, top
noun
Opposite: antizenith
Translations
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noun astronomy: point vertically above a position or observer
| Español | cenit, cénit, zenit, zénit |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 天頂 tenchō |
| 中文 | 天頂 /天顶 tiāndǐng |
| हिन्दी | सिम्त simt |
| Português | zénite, zênite |
| Français | zénith |
| Deutsch | Zenit |
| Italiano | zenit |
| Ελληνικά | ζενίθ zeníth |
| Română | zenit |
| Русский | зени́т zenít |
| Tiếng Việt | thiên đỉnh |
| العربية | سَمْت samt, ذُرْوَة ḏurwa |
| עברית | זֶנִית zenit, אזימוט ázimut |
noun astronomy: highest point reached by a celestial body
| 日本語 | 天頂 tenchō |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 天頂 /天顶 tiāndǐng |
| Português | zénite, zênite |
| Français | zénith |
| Deutsch | Zenit |
| Ελληνικά | ζενίθ zeníth |
| Русский | зени́т zenít |
| Tiếng Việt | thiên đỉnh |
noun highest point or state; peak
| Español | apogeo, cenit, zenit, cénit, zénit |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 頂点 chōten, 絶頂 zetchō |
| 中文 | 頂點 /顶点 dǐngdiǎn |
| हिन्दी | पराकाष्ठा parākāṣṭhā, स्वर्ग svarg, सिम्त simt |
| Português | topo, cume |
| Français | zénith |
| Deutsch | Zenit |
| Italiano | zenit, culmine, apice |
| Ελληνικά | απόγειο apógeio, ζενίθ zeníth |
| Русский | зени́т zenít, расцве́т rascvét, вы́сшая то́чка výsšaja tóčka |
| Tiếng Việt | cực điểm, điểm cao nhất, tột đỉnh |
| العربية | سَمْت samt, ذُرْوَة ḏurwa |
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title = {zenith},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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