nadir
noun · verbA2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.
Đồng nghĩa: antizenith
- 2.
(figuratively)The lowest point; time of greatest depression.
Near-synonym: dead
Đồng nghĩa: lowest ebb, slough of despond, trough, bathos, dead
- 3.
(astronomy) The axis of a projected conical shadow; the direction of the force of gravity at a location; down.
The nadir of the sun is the axis of the shadow projected by the Earth.
Đồng nghĩa: down
- 4.
(archaic)(beekeeping, archaic) An empty box added beneath a full one in a beehive to give the colony more room to expand or store honey.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)(transitive, beekeeping) To extend (a beehive) by adding an empty box at the base.
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From nadir, from Arabic نَظِير السَّمْت, composed of نَظِير (counterpart, corresponding to) and السَّمْت (the zenith).