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Origin and Meaning of Zenith
User Submitted Origins
English
66%
Islamic/Muslim
20%
Nepali
6%
Greek
3%
Arabic
3%
Italian
3%
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from Michigan, U.S. says the name Zenith means "The apex, or the highest point".
- 5 people from all over the world agree the name Zenith is of Nepali origin and means "Highest point".
- A submission from Minnesota, U.S. says the name Zenith means "High Point".
- According to a user from California, U.S., the name Zenith is of English origin and means "The point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer".
- A user from California, U.S. says the name Zenith means "apex".
- A submission from Ireland says the name Zenith means "Top" and is of Arabic origin.
International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Ze"nith
Senses
- That point in the visible celestial hemisphere which is vertical to the spectator; the point of the heavens directly overhead; -- opposed to nadir."From morn To noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve, A summer's day; and with the setting sun Dropped from the zenith, like a falling star." [Milton.]
- hence, figuratively, the point of culmination; the greatest height; the height of success or prosperity."I find my zenith doth depend upon A most auspicious star." [Shak.]"This dead of midnight is the noon of thought, And wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars." [Mrs. Barbauld.]"It was during those civil troubles . . . this aspiring family reached the zenith." [Macaulay.]
Etymology: OE. senyth, OF. cenith, F. zénith, Sp. zenit cenit, abbrev. fr. Ar. samt-urras way of the head, vertical place; samt way, path + al the + ras head. Cf. Azimuth
Other Dictionary Sources
- The point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
Wiktionary
Diagram showing the relationship between the , the nadir, and different types of horizon. Note that the is opposite the nadir.
From Middle English cenyth, from Medieval Latin cenit, from Arabic سَمْت (samt, “direction, path”), from the fuller form سَمْت اَلرَّأْس (samt ar-raʾs, “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.
- (astronomy) The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir.
- Antonyms: nadir, perigee
- (astronomy) The highest point in the sky reached by a celestial body.
- (by extension) Highest point or state; peak.
- Synonyms: acme, apogee, culmination, pinnacle
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Notable Persons Named Zenith
Notable Persons Named Zenith
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Notable Persons With the Last Name Zenith
Notable Persons With the Last Name Zenith
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Mashangva Zenith
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