Значення

значень: 4
  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.

    Nadir

    нади́рnadír

    the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected

  2. (переносно)The lowest point; time of greatest depression.

    Near-synonym: dead

    ни́зший у́ровеньnízšij úrovenʹ

    an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything

  3. 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.

  4. (архаїчне)An empty box added beneath a full one in a beehive to give the colony more room to expand or store honey.

Приклади

речень: 6
  1. Have we reached the nadir yet?

    deSind wir schon am Tiefpunkt angelangt? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. I think we haven't yet reached the nadir.

    deIch glaube, wir sind noch nicht am Tiefpunkt angekommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. That was the nadir of the worst years of my life.

  4. Ziri saw Walid and Nadir fighting and rushed to break them apart.

  5. Inside yourself, outside yourself, you'll fall from the zenith to the nadir, for that was your destiny, your miserly destiny.

Русский
За значеннями 2
point of the sky:
figuratively the lowest point:
Deutsch
За значеннями 1
point of the sky:

Походження

From Medieval Latin nadir, from Arabic نَظِير السَّمْت (naẓīr as-samt), composed of نَظِير

From Medieval Latin nadir, from Arabic نَظِير السَّمْت (naẓīr as-samt), composed of نَظِير (naẓīr, “counterpart, corresponding to”) and السَّمْت (as-samt, “the zenith”).

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Форми

множина: nadirs
Однинаnadir
Множинаnadirs

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Синоніми

синонімів: 9
Близькі за значенням
  • an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything:low-water mark

Антоніми

антонімів: 5

Спільнокореневі

пов’язаних слів: 2
Пов’язаніazimuth
Похідніnadiral

Дивіться також

сусідні слова
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