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Nadir

Nadir Meaning & Definition
Nadir Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nadir?

[n] the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
[n] an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything

Synonyms | Synonyms for Nadir: low-water mark

Related Terms | Find terms related to Nadir: base | baseboard | basement | bedrock | bottom | chassis | dado | foot | footing | foundation | frame | keel | lower strata | lowest level | lowest point | mopboard | shoemold | sole | toe | underlying level | wainscot

See Also | adversity | celestial point | celestial sphere | empyrean | firmament | hardship | heavens | sphere | vault of heaven | welkin

Nadir In Webster's Dictionary

\Na"dir\, n. [F., Sp., & It. nadir; all fr. Ar. nas[=i]ru's samt nadir, prop., the point opposite the zenith (as samt), in which nas[=i]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. 2. The lowest point; the time of greatest depression. The seventh century is the nadir of the human mind in Europe. --Hallam. {Nadir of the sun} (Astron.), the axis of the conical shadow projected by the earth. --Crabb.

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