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zenith.

The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈzɛn.ɪθ/Australia, UK/ˈzi.nɪθ/US
  1. The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir.

  2. The highest point in the sky reached by a celestial body.

  3. Highest point or state; peak.

    broadly
    Winning the continental championship was the zenith of my career.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English cenyth, from Medieval Latin cenit, from Arabic سَمْت (samt, “direction, path”), from the fuller form سَمْت اَلرَّأْس (samt ar-raʔs, “direction of the head”). The -ni- for -m- is sometimes thought to be due to a misreading of the three strokes, which is plausible, though it could be a mere phonetic approximation.

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