Nadir
41NADIR — s. m. T. d Astron., emprunté de l arabe. Le point du ciel qui est directement sous nos pieds, et auquel aboutirait une ligne verticale tirée du point que nous habitons, par le centre de la terre. Le nadir est diamétralement opposé au zénith …
42NADIR — n. m. T. d’Astronomie , emprunté de l’arabe. Le point du ciel qui est directement sous nos pieds et auquel aboutirait une ligne verticale tirée du point que nous habitons par le centre de la terre. Le nadir est diamétralement opposé au zénith …
43nadir — noun /ˈneɪdɪə(ɹ),ˈneɪdɪɹ/ a) The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place where we stand. when we are Nadyr to the Sunne, we have no ſhadow… …
44nadir — na|dir [ˈneıdıə US dər] n [singular] written [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Arabic nazir opposite ] the time when a situation is at its worst ▪ By 1932, the depression had reached its nadir …
45nadir — na|dir [ neıdər, neı,dır ] noun singular FORMAL the worst time in someone s life or in a situation: The company s fortunes reached their nadir in 1991. ─ opposite ZENITH …
46nadir — (NAY der, NAY deer) [Arabic: opposite (the zenith)] On the celestial sphere, the point exactly beneath the position of the observer and diametrically opposite the zenith; the lowest point By extension, the time of greatest personal or societal …
47nadir — [ neɪdɪə, nadɪə] noun 1》 the lowest or most unsuccessful point: his fortunes reached their nadir. 2》 Astronomy the point on the celestial sphere directly below an observer. The opposite of zenith. Origin ME: via Fr. from Arab. naẓīr (as samt)… …
48nadir — noun (singular) literary the time when a situation is at its worst: By 1932, the depression had reached its nadir …
49nadir — noun the nadir of his career Syn: lowest point, lowest level, all time low, bottom, rock bottom; informal pits Ant: zenith …
50nadir — UK [ˈneɪdɪə(r)] / US [ˈneɪdər] / US [ˈneɪˌdɪr] noun [singular] formal the worst time in someone s life or in a situation The company s fortunes reached their nadir in 1991 …
