Zenith On the International Space Station, "zenith" and "nadir" are used instead of "up" and "down", referring to directions within and around the station, relative to the earth. Zenith The zenith is an imaginary point directly "above" a particular location, on the imaginary celestial sphere. "Above" means in the vertical direction opposite to the apparent gravitational force at that location. The opposite direction, i.e. the direction in which gravity pulls, is toward the nadir. The zenith is the "highest" point on the celestial sphere. The word "zenith" derives from an inaccurate reading of the Arabic expression (), meaning "direction of the
Word of the year the Word of the year poll is carried out since 2007. In Ukraine, the Word of the year poll is carried out since 2013. Word of the year The word(s) of the year, sometimes capitalized as "Word(s) of the Year" and abbreviated "WOTY" (or "WotY"), refers to any of various assessments as to the most important word(s) or expression(s) in the public sphere during a specific year. The German tradition, "Wort des Jahres" was started in 1971. The American Dialect Society's Word of the Year is the oldest English-language version, and the only one that is announced after the end