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zenith

/ˈzi.nɪθ/

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What does zenith mean?

noun

  1. The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir.
  2. The highest point in the sky reached by a celestial body.
  3. Highest point or state; peak.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈzi.nɪθ/

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A blue light appeared in the zenith, and in some indescribable manner flickered down near the top of the rod.
Thomas HardyFar from the Madding CrowdProject Gutenberg ebook #27
In fact the next night was full moon, and the princess would then be at the zenith of her loveliness.
George MacDonaldAt the Back of the North WindProject Gutenberg ebook #225
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Law was now at the zenith of his prosperity, and the people were rapidly approaching the zenith of their infatuation.
Charles MackayMemoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #636
It will be necessary, therefore, to wait for the moment when her passage in perigee shall coincide with that in the zenith.
Jules VerneFrom the Earth to the moon; and, round the moonProject Gutenberg ebook #83
A few stars, daintily piercing the pale blue of the zenith, and visible to reverie alone, formed imperceptible little splendors amid the immensity.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135