Definición de zenith en inglés:


Saltos de línea: zen¦ith
Pronunciación: /ˈzɛnɪθ


1The time at which something is most powerful or successful: in 1977, punk was at its zenith
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  • The conflict's roots date back to the zenith of the British raj.
  • You realize that this moment represents the zenith of your success.
informal high noon
2 Astronomy The point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer. The opposite of nadir.
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  • These objects reversed direction several times but maintained position in the sky more or less at the zenith.
  • The center of the map is the zenith, the point in the sky directly overhead.
  • The method needs data collected from two satellites, one close to zenith and the other in the direction of horizon.
2.1The highest point reached by a given celestial object: the sun was well past the zenith
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  • The whole affair was a very easygoing business; people kept eating and drinking, and, when the sun reached the zenith, they fell into a snooze where they sat.
  • The two-hour delay in starting that morning began to take on increasing significance as the sun reached its zenith without disclosing Petersburg on the horizon.


late Middle English: from Old French or medieval Latin cenit, based on Arabic samt (ar-ra's) 'path (over the head)'.




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Pronunciación: kənˈspɪkjʊəs
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