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nadir::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | low-water mark |
| Type of | adversity, hard knocks, hardship |
nadir::noun | Spocien Dictionary
the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | celestial point |
Examples of nadir
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This makes the technician's job mighty hard at forecasting the next price nadir.
From the businessweek.com
When winter arrives, day length and temperatures both reach their annual nadir.
From the washingtonpost.com
Nadir returned to Britain in August, 17 years after he fled to Northern Cyprus.
From the thenewstribune.com
By his Act 2 nadir, Ned is reduced to singing a bawdy ditty in a wretched tavern.
From the chron.com
Congress's approval rating typically is low, but last month it reached a nadir.
From the theatlantic.com
Two years ago, domestic holdings of our own debt had dropped to a nadir of 50%.
From the economist.com
Nadir fled the UK after he voiced fears that he would not receive a fair trial.
From the guardian.co.uk
The nadir was Memorial Day, normally a flesh-pressing bonanza for a politician.
From the time.com
Camaro convertible recalibrates that with visors at the nadir of such devices.
From the usatoday.com
- An extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
- The point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
- Nadir is the ninth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2003.
- In topography, a nadir is a point on a surface that is lower in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a nadir is a local minimum of elevation. A nadir may be the lowest point of a dry basin or depression, or the deepest point of a body of water or ice. ...
- The nadir (/u02C8neu026Adu026Au0259r/) (from Arabic: u0646u0638u064Au0631u200Eu200E / ALA-LC: nau1E93u012Br, meaning "counterpart") is the direction pointing directly below a particular location; that is, it is one of two vertical directions at a specified location, orthogonal to a horizontal flat surface there. Since the concept of being below is itself somewhat vague, scientists define the nadir in more rigorous terms...
- Cusp of fourth house, Lower Meridien, Imum Coeli (IC).
- A reference direction directly below a luminaire, or "straight down" (0 degree angle).
- A term used to describe a point directly underneath an object or body.
- 1988. Rec (fl), va, tape. CBC MVCD 1055 / Naxos 8.550171-2 (Peter Hannan, Douglas Perry)
