nadir
The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenithThe 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.
» Have we reached the nadir yet?
Sind wir schon am Tiefpunkt angelangt?
Meaning
4 sensesThe 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
(figuratively)The lowest point; time of greatest depression.
Near-synonym: dead
ни́зший у́ровеньnízšij úrovenʹ
an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
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.
(archaic)An empty box added beneath a full one in a beehive to give the colony more room to expand or store honey.
Examples
6 sentencesHave we reached the nadir yet?
deSind wir schon am Tiefpunkt angelangt?
I think we haven't yet reached the nadir.
deIch glaube, wir sind noch nicht am Tiefpunkt angekommen.
That was the nadir of the worst years of my life.
Ziri saw Walid and Nadir fighting and rushed to break them apart.
Inside yourself, outside yourself, you'll fall from the zenith to the nadir, for that was your destiny, your miserly destiny.
Translations
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Origin
From Medieval Latin nadir, from Arabic نَظِير السَّمْت (naẓīr as-samt), composed of نَظِيرFrom 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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Forms
plural: nadirsSynonyms
9 synonyms- an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything:low-water mark