Nadir

[Na·dir]

If a highly forgetful person loses his phone, his wallet, and then his car keys in separate instances all in one day, you could say that he has reached an organizational nadir. This means “lowest point.”

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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.

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

Noun
an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything


n.
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.

n.
The lowest point; the time of greatest depression.


Nadir

Na"dir , n. [F., Sp., & It. nadir; all fr. Ar. nas'c6ru's samt nadir, prop., the point opposite the zenith (as samt), in which nas'c6r 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.
Nadir of the sun (Astron.), the axis of the conical shadow projected by the earth. Crabb.

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.

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