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What (who) is zenith distance - definition

IMAGINARY POINT DIRECTLY ABOVE A PARTICULAR LOCATION, ON THE IMAGINARY CELESTIAL SPHERE
Zenith Angle; Zenith distance; Zenith angle; Astronomy zenith; Zenith (Cap-Haitien)
  • Angles and planes of a celestial sphere
  • The shadows of trees are the shortest on Earth when the Sun is directly overhead (at the zenith). This happens only at [[solar noon]] on certain days in the [[tropics]], where the trees' [[latitude]] and the Sun's [[declination]] are equal.
  • Diagram showing the relationship between the zenith, the [[nadir]], and different types of [[horizon]]

zenith         
The zenith of something is the time when it is most successful or powerful.
His career is now at its zenith...
= peak
N-SING: usu with poss
Zenith         
The zenith (, ) is an imaginary point directly "above" a particular location, on the celestial sphere. "Above" means in the vertical direction (plumb line) opposite to the gravity direction at that location (nadir).
Zenith         
·noun hence, figuratively, the point of culmination; the greatest height; the height of success or prosperity.
II. Zenith ·noun That point in the visible celestial hemisphere which is vertical to the spectator; the point of the heavens directly overhead;
- opposed to nadir.

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Zenith

The zenith (UK: , US: ) is an imaginary point directly "above" a particular location, on the celestial sphere. "Above" means in the vertical direction (plumb line) opposite to the gravity direction at that location (nadir). The zenith is the "highest" point on the celestial sphere.