英语词汇“zenith”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

zenith

释义

zenith /zenˈith or (N American) zēˈnith/

noun

The point on the celestial sphere vertically above the observer's head, one of the two poles of the horizon, the other being the nadir
The greatest height (lit and figurative)

ORIGIN: OFr cenit or cenith, ult from Ar samt, short for samt-ar-ras, literally, way or direction of the head

zenˈithal adjective

zenithal projection noun (geography)

A type of map projection in which the plane of projection is tangential to the sphere

zenith distance noun

The angular distance of a heavenly body from the zenith

zenith sector noun

Formerly, any of several instruments used for measuring zenith-distances

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