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- DictionaryZe·nith/ˈzēnəTH/
noun
- 1. the time at which something is most powerful or successful: "under Justinian, the Byzantine Empire reached its zenith of influence"
- 2. the point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer.
The meaning of ZENITH is the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer. How to use zenith in a sentence.
the highest point reached by a heavenly body (= any object existing in space, especially a planet, or the sun) as it travels around, or appears to travel around, another body: The summer sun was at its zenith in a cloudless sky. The sun is well past its zenith when we cross paths with a mini-flotilla.
Zenith definition: the point on the celestial sphere vertically above a given position or observer.. See examples of ZENITH used in a sentence.
Zenith means the high point — it comes from astronomy, where it describes the highest point in an arc traveled by a star or a planet or another celestial body. The sun reaches its zenith when it is as high in the sky as it is going to go on that day.
ZENITH meaning: 1 : the strongest or most successful period of time; 2 : the highest point reached in the sky by the sun, moon, etc.
Definition of zenith noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. The point on the celestial sphere that is directly above the observer. 2. The upper region of the sky. 3. The highest point above the observer's horizon attained by a celestial body. 4. The point of culmination; the peak: the zenith of her career.
the highest or most successful point of something: The city reached its zenith in the 1980s. (Definition of zenith from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The zenith of something is the time when it is most successful or powerful. His career is now at its zenith. The zenith of Perugia's influence came with the defeat of Siena in 1358.
The zenith ( UK: / ˈzɛnɪθ /, US: / ˈziːnɪθ /) [1] is an imaginary point directly "above" a particular location, on the celestial sphere. "Above" means in the vertical direction ( plumb line) opposite to the gravity direction at that location ( nadir ). The zenith is the "highest" point on the celestial sphere.
