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  ZENITH, n.  The point in the heavens directly overhead to a man
  standing or a growing cabbage.  A man in bed or a cabbage in the pot
  is not considered as having a zenith, though from this view of the
  matter there was once a considerably dissent among the learned, some
  holding that the posture of the body was immaterial.  These were
  called Horizontalists, their opponents, Verticalists.  The
  Horizontalist heresy was finally extinguished by Xanobus, the
  philosopher-king of Abara, a zealous Verticalist.  Entering an
  assembly of philosophers who were debating the matter, he cast a
  severed human head at the feet of his opponents and asked them to
  determine its zenith, explaining that its body was hanging by the
  heels outside.  Observing that it was the head of their leader, the
  Horizontalists hastened to profess themselves converted to whatever
  opinion the Crown might be pleased to hold, and Horizontalism took its
  place among _fides defuncti_.
  
  

  Zenith \Ze"nith\ (?; 277), n. [OE. senyth, OF. cenith, F.
     z['e]nith, Sp. zenit, cenit, abbrev. fr. Ar. samt-urras way
     of the head, vertical place; samt way, path + al the + ras
     head. Cf. Azimuth.]
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     1. That point in the visible celestial hemisphere which is
        vertical to the spectator; the point of the heavens
        directly overhead; -- opposed to nadir.
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              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.
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     2. hence, figuratively, the point of culmination; the
        greatest height; the height of success or prosperity.
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              I find my zenith doth depend upon
              A most auspicious star.               --Shak.
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              This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
              And wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars. --Mrs.
                                                    Barbauld.
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              It was during those civil troubles . . . this
              aspiring family reached the zenith.   --Macaulay.
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     Zenith distance. (Astron.) See under Distance.
  
     Zenith sector. (Astron.) See Sector, 3.
  
     Zenith telescope (Geodesy), a telescope specially designed
        for determining the latitude by means of any two stars
        which pass the meridian about the same time, and at nearly
        equal distances from the zenith, but on opposite sides of
        it. It turns both on a vertical and a horizontal axis, is
        provided with a graduated vertical semicircle, and a level
        for setting it to a given zenith distance, and with a
        micrometer for measuring the difference of the zenith
        distances of the two stars.
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  Zenith \Ze"nith\ (?; 277), n. [OE. senyth, OF. cenith, F.
     z['e]nith, Sp. zenit, cenit, abbrev. fr. Ar. samt-urras way
     of the head, vertical place; samt way, path + al the + ras
     head. Cf. Azimuth.]
     1. 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.
  
     2. 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.
  
     Zenith distance. (Astron.) See under Distance.
  
     Zenith sector. (Astron.) See Sector, 3.
  
     Zenith telescope (Geodesy), a telescope specially designed
        for determining the latitude by means of any two stars
        which pass the meridian about the same time, and at nearly
        equal distances from the zenith, but on opposite sides of
        it. It turns both on a vertical and a horizontal axis, is
        provided with a graduated vertical semicircle, and a level
        for setting it to a given zenith distance, and with a
        micrometer for measuring the difference of the zenith
        distances of the two stars.

  zenith
       n : the point above the observer that is directly opposite the
           nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial
           bodies appear to be projected [ant: nadir]

  zenith
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (ετ αστρον en) το ζενίθ, η μεσουράνηση
     2 (μτφρ) το ζενίθ, η μεσουράνηση, η αποκορύφωση, το αποκορύφωμα

  zenith
     n.
     (lb en astronomy) The point in the sky vertically above a given
  position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the
  nadir.

  zenith
     n.
     (lb en astronomy) The point in the sky vertically above a given
  position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the
  nadir.

  zenith
     n.
     (lb en astronomy) The point in the sky vertically above a given
  position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the
  nadir.

  zenith
     n.
     (lb en astronomy) The point in the sky vertically above a given
  position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the
  nadir.

  zenith
     Englanti n.
     1 (yhteys tähtitiede k=en) zeniitti
     2 (yhteys kuva k=en) huippu, lakipiste

  zenith
     Engelska n.
     zenit

  Zenith /zˈɛnɪθ/
  الأوج

  zenith //ˈzi.nɪθ// //ˈzɛn.ɪθ// 
  зени́т 2.
  astronomy: highest point reached by a celestial body
   3.
  astronomy: point vertically above a position or observer
   4.
  highest point or state; peak

  zenith /zˈɛnɪθ/ 
   [astr] zenit

  zenith /zˈɛnɪθ/ 
  vrchol (slávy, kariéry apod.)
  

  zenith /zˈɛnɪθ/
  Scheitelpunkt 
   see: zeniths
  

  zenith /zˈɛnɪθ/
  Zenit , Höhepunkt 
        "at the zenith"  - im Zenit

  zenith //ˈzi.nɪθ// //ˈzɛn.ɪθ// 
  1. lakipiste, zeniitti
  astronomy: highest point reached by a celestial body
  2. zeniitti
  astronomy: point vertically above a position or observer
  3. huipennus, huippu, huippukohta, kohokohta
  highest point or state; peak

  zenith /zeniθ/
  buaic

  zenith /zˈɛnɪθ/ 
  1. शिरोबिन्दु
        "At 40,she reached the zenith of her career."

  zenith /zˈɛnɪθ/
  najviša točka, vrhunac, zenit

  zenith /zˈɛnɪθ/
  1. zenit
  2. tetôpont
  3. csúcspont

  zenith //ˈzi.nɪθ// //ˈzɛn.ɪθ// 
  zenit 2.
  astronomy: highest point reached by a celestial body
   3.
  astronomy: point vertically above a position or observer

  zenith //ˈzi.nɪθ// //ˈzɛn.ɪθ// 
  1. 天頂 2.
  astronomy: highest point reached by a celestial body
   3.
  astronomy: point vertically above a position or observer
  2. 絶頂, 頂点
  highest point or state; peak

  zenith /'zenıɵ/ 
   [astr] zenitas

  zenith /zeniθ/
  hoogtepunt, zenit

  zenith /ˈzenɪθ/ 
    zenit

  zenith /zeniθ/ 
  zênite

  zenith /zˈɛnɪθ/
  1. (astr.) başucu, setürreis
  2. zirve, doruk. zenith distance başucu uzaklığı. zenith telescope başucu teleskopu. at its zenith zirvesinde.

  
/ˈzinəθ/, /ˈzinɪθ/

  102 Moby Thesaurus words for "zenith":
     Olympian heights, acme, aerial heights, apex, apogee, authority,
     authorization, be-all and end-all, blue ribbon, brow, cap,
     capstone, championship, climax, cloud nine, command, control,
     crest, crown, culmen, culmination, directorship, dizzy heights,
     dominion, edge, effectiveness, elevation, eminence, ether,
     extreme limit, extremity, first place, first prize, headship,
     heaven, heavens, hegemony, height, heights, high noon, high point,
     highest, highest pitch, highest point, imperium, influence,
     jurisdiction, kingship, leadership, lift, limit, lordship,
     management, mastership, mastery, maximum, meridian, most,
     mountaintop, ne plus ultra, new high, no place higher, noon, palms,
     paramountcy, peak, pinnacle, pitch, point, pole, power, presidency,
     primacy, raise, record, ridge, rise, rising ground, rule, say,
     seventh heaven, sky, sovereignty, spire, steep, stratosphere,
     summit, supremacy, sway, tip, tip-top, top, top spot, upmost,
     upper extremity, uppermost, uprise, utmost, vantage ground,
     vantage point, vertex, very top
  
  

  n. 顶点;

     n. 顶点,顶峰,全盛时期