Definition of Nair
Nadir, name given to the part of the heavens directly under our
feet, as zenith to that directly over our head.
- Wikipedia
Na"dir (?), n. [F., Sp., & It.
nadir; all fr. Ar. nasīru's samt nadir, prop.,
the point opposite the zenith (as samt), in which
nasīr 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The point of the heavens, or lower hemisphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place where we stand.
- (figurative) The lowest point; time of greatest depression.
Quotations
*"The seventh century is the nadir of the human mind in Europe." — Hallam.
- (astronomy) The axis of a projected conical shadow (e.g. the nadir of the sun is the axis of the conical shadow projected by the Earth)
French
- (astronomy) nadir
Italian
- (astronomy) nadir
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