zenith
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8.0
- noun
- /ˈzinəth/
- Specialized
:
cenit
- The sun rose to its zenith and crossed the sky.
- zenith star
It's past the zenith, and it's now in the kind of late phase.
- It's past the zenith, and it's now in the kind of late phase.
Examples
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The sun had passed its zenith and was coming down the western sky.
Fiction book (2001) -
The Great Wheel stood at its zenith directly overhead, the sign of late summer.
Fiction book (1990) -
Now that the rising sun is approaching its zenith, and we, the people, have the power to keep it there.
Fiction book (1992) -
The sun was at the zenith; the sky was the color of green grapes.
Fiction book (1992) -
The almanac tells the exact time at which the sun hits its zenith.
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The sun was just reaching its zenith, reflecting a brilliant glare from the white concrete.
Fiction book (1999) -
The sun was at its zenith, and it glittered from the pool, illuminating everything before it.
Fiction book (2001) -
But now, as the moon rises towards a zenith, the waters have receded and they flow underground, perhaps into the hidden River of Life itself.
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The gibbous moon sat at zenith, flooding the landscape with pale, colorless light.
Fiction book (2002) -
As the sun reached its zenith, the landscape was bathed in bright light.
Synonyms
11
3.7
The top level that something reaches
Antonyms
- Specialized
1
9.9
The point in the sky directly under you opposite the highest point above you
How High
Surface Forms
Etymology
Zenith comes from the Arabic word samt meaning 'direction' and was used for the point 'over the head'. So, zenith is the point in the sky that is directly above you.