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| ze·nith [ znith ] (plural ze·niths) |
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1. highest point: the high point or climax of something
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2. point straight up: the point of the celestial sphere that is directly over the observer and 90 degrees from all points on that person's horizon
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3. highest point of astronomical object: the highest point reached by an astronomical object
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| [14th century. Via Old French and medieval Latin< Arabic samt (ar-ra's) "path (over the head)"] |
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  ze·nith·al adjective |
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