zenith

The definition of a zenith is the highest point or peak.

(noun)

  1. An example of a zenith is the highest point in the sky.
  2. A ten-year period in the 1980s when a career was most successful is an example of a zenith.

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See zenith in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the point directly overhead in the sky or on the celestial sphere
  2. the highest point; peak

Origin: ME senyth < MFr cenith < ML cenit < senit, scribal error for Ar samt, road, path (as in samt al-raʾs, zenith, lit., way of the head) < L semita, path, way

See zenith in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The point on the celestial sphere that is directly above the observer.
  2. The upper region of the sky.
  3. The highest point above the observer's horizon attained by a celestial body.
  4. The point of culmination; the peak: the zenith of her career. See Synonyms at summit.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English senith

Origin: , from Old French cenith

Origin: , from Medieval Latin

Origin: , from Arabic samt (ar-ra’s), path (over the head)

Origin: , from Latin sēmita, path; see mei-1 in Indo-European roots

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