ZENITH

Pronunciation (US):

• ZENITH (noun)
  The noun ZENITH has 1 sense:

1. the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected

  Familiarity information: ZENITH used as a noun is very rare.

• ZENITH (noun)

Meaning:

The point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("zenith" is a kind of...):

celestial point (a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere))

Holonyms ("zenith" is a part of...):

celestial sphere; empyrean; firmament; heavens; sphere; vault of heaven; welkin (the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected)

Antonym:

nadir (the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected)