point of culmination
41Zenith — e nith (?; 277), n. [OE. senyth, OF. cenith, F. z[ e]nith, Sp. zenit, cenit, abbrev. fr. Ar. samt urras way of the head, vertical place; samt way, path + al the + ras head. Cf. {Azimuth}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That point in the visible celestial… …
42Zenith distance — Zenith e nith (?; 277), n. [OE. senyth, OF. cenith, F. z[ e]nith, Sp. zenit, cenit, abbrev. fr. Ar. samt urras way of the head, vertical place; samt way, path + al the + ras head. Cf. {Azimuth}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That point in the visible… …
43Zenith sector — Zenith e nith (?; 277), n. [OE. senyth, OF. cenith, F. z[ e]nith, Sp. zenit, cenit, abbrev. fr. Ar. samt urras way of the head, vertical place; samt way, path + al the + ras head. Cf. {Azimuth}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That point in the visible… …
44Zenith telescope — Zenith e nith (?; 277), n. [OE. senyth, OF. cenith, F. z[ e]nith, Sp. zenit, cenit, abbrev. fr. Ar. samt urras way of the head, vertical place; samt way, path + al the + ras head. Cf. {Azimuth}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That point in the visible… …
45acme — [ak′mē] n. [Gr akmē, a point, top, age of maturity < IE base * ak̑ : see ACID] the highest point; point of culmination; peak SYN. SUMMIT …
46Acme — Ac me, n. [Gr. ? point, top.] 1. The top or highest point; the culmination. [1913 Webster] The very acme and pitch of life for epic poetry. Pope. [1913 Webster] The moment when a certain power reaches the acme of its supremacy. I. Taylor. [1913… …
47Meridian — Me*rid i*an, a. [F. m[ e]ridien, L. meridianus pertaining to noon, fr. meridies noon, midday, for older medidies; medius mid, middle + dies day. See {Mid}, and {Diurnal}.] 1. Being at, or pertaining to, midday; belonging to, or passing through,… …
48Sonnet 26 — sonnet|26 Lord of my love, to whom in vassalage Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit, To thee I send this written embassage, To witness duty, not to show my wit: Duty so great, which wit so poor as mine May make seem bare, in wanting words to… …
49Opposition (astronomie) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Opposition. L opposition est un terme utilisé en astronomie et en astrologie lorsque deux objets célestes se trouvent du côté opposé de la sphère céleste vus depuis un troisième objet. En particulier, vues de la… …
50zenith — (ZEE nith) [French, from Arabic] On the celestial sphere, the point exactly above the observer, as opposed to the nadir. The highest point; the culmination …
