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na·dir (nā′dər, -dir′)

noun

  1. that point of the celestial sphere directly opposite to the zenith and directly below the observer
  2. the lowest point

Etymology: ME < MFr < ML < Ar naẓīr, in naẓīr as-samt, lit., opposite to the zenith < naẓīr, opposite + as-samt, zenith

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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