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Nadir - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Nadir : (noun)
1: an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
[syn: low-water mark]
2: the point below the observer that is directly opposite the
zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial
bodies appear to be projected [ant: zenith]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Nadir : \Na"dir\, n. [F., Sp., & It. nadir; all fr. Ar.
nas[=i]ru's samt nadir, prop., the point opposite the zenith
(as samt), in which nas[=i]r means alike, corresponding to.
Cf. Azimuth, Zenith.]
1. That point of the heavens, or lower hemisphere, directly
opposite the zenith; the inferior pole of the horizon; the
point of the celestial sphere directly under the place
where we stand.
2. The lowest point; the time of greatest depression.
The seventh century is the nadir of the human mind
in Europe. --Hallam.
Nadir of the sun (Astron.), the axis of the conical shadow
projected by the earth. --Crabb.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Nadir : Nadir:The lowest point as, for example, the lowest chemotherapy , the lowest concentration of a drug in the body, etc.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Nadir |
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NAOKO1969: @akageNadir メリークリスマスNadirちゃん<3 |
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Jesseajax: @Nadirbezem beterschapp Nadir, |
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mattklewis: @ByronYork "Nadir" would have been the more appropriate word choice (regardless of whether his prediction is true, or not). |
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