English-Thai Dictionary

zenith

N จุดสุดยอด  จุด สุดขีด  จุดสำคัญ ที่สุด  top pinnacle summit jud-sud-yod

 

zenithal

A เกี่ยวกับ จุดสุดยอด  ที่ ลาก มาก จาก จุดศูนย์กลาง 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ZENITH

n.That point in the visible celestial hemisphere, which is vertical to the spectator, and from a which a direct perpendicular line passing through the spectator, and extended, would proceed to the center of the earth. It is opposed to nadir.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ZENITH

Ze "nith, n. Etym: [OE. senyth, OF. cenith, F. zénith, 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.

 

ZENITHAL

ZENITHAL Ze "nith *al, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the zenith. "The deep zenithal blue. " Tyndall.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

zenith

ze nith |ˈzēniTH ˈzenɪθ | ▶noun [ in sing. ] the highest point reached by a celestial or other object: the sun was well past the zenith | the missile reached its zenith and fell. • the point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer. The opposite of nadir. • the time at which something is most powerful or successful: under Justinian, the Byzantine Empire reached its zenith of influence. DERIVATIVES ze nith al |-nəTHəl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French or medieval Latin cenit, based on Arabic samt (ar-ra's )‘path (over the head ).’

 

zenithal projection

zen |ith ¦al pro |jec ¦tion ▶noun a map projection in which a part of the globe is projected on to a plane tangential to the centre of the part, showing the correct directions of all points from the centre.

 

Oxford Dictionary

zenith

zenith |ˈzɛnɪθ | ▶noun 1 the time at which something is most powerful or successful: in 1977, punk was at its zenith. 2 Astronomy the point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer. The opposite of nadir. • the highest point reached by a given celestial object: the sun was well past the zenith. DERIVATIVES zenithal adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French or medieval Latin cenit, based on Arabic samt (ar-ra's ) ‘path (over the head )’.

 

zenithal projection

zen |ith ¦al pro |jec ¦tion ▶noun a map projection in which a part of the globe is projected on to a plane tangential to the centre of the part, showing the correct directions of all points from the centre.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

zenith

zenith noun at the zenith of his power | the view from the mountain's zenith: highest point, high point, crowning point, height, top, acme, peak, pinnacle, apex, apogee, crown, crest, summit, climax, culmination, prime, meridian. ANTONYMS nadir.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

zenith

zenith noun the king was at the zenith of his power: highest point, high point, crowning point, height, top, acme, peak, pinnacle, apex, apogee, vertex, tip, crown, crest, summit, climax, culmination, maximum, optimum, prime, meridian, flower; informal high noon. ANTONYMS nadir, bottom.

 

Duden Dictionary

Zenithöhe

Ze nit hö he Substantiv, feminin , die |Zen i thöhe |

 

French Dictionary

zénith

zénith n. m. nom masculin 1 Point du ciel situé au-dessus d ’un point d ’observation. : Au pôle Nord, l ’étoile Polaire est tout près du zénith. 2 figuré Le plus haut degré que l ’on puisse atteindre. : Il est au zénith du pouvoir. SYNONYME sommet . Note Technique Le mot zénith vient d ’une expression arabe signifiant « chemin au-dessus de la tête ». Prononciation Le t se prononce, [zenit ]; le mot rime avec vite Note Orthographique zéni th.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

zenith

ze nith /zíːnəθ |zénɪθ /名詞 1 〘天 〙〖the ～〗天頂 〘地球上の観測点での鉛直線が上方で天球と交わる点; ↔nadir 〙.2 C 〖通例単数形で 〗(運命 境遇などの )頂上, 頂点, 絶頂 (peak )▸ reach [be at ] the zenith of one's fame [power ]名声 [権力 ]の頂点に達する [ある ]