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nadir
UK /ˈneɪˌdɪə(ɹ)/ US /ˈneɪˌdɪɚ/
noun 4name 2verb 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
little, walid, worst
VERB + NADIR
hit, reached, saw
NADIR + NOUN
human
Definitions
noun
1
The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.
[…] when we are Nadyr to the Sunne, we have no ſhadow […]
2
The lowest point; time of greatest depression.
Near-synonym: dead
[…] the seventh century is the nadir of the human mind in Europe […]
3
The axis of a projected conical shadow; the direction of the force of gravity at a location; down.
The nadir of the sun is the axis of the shadow projected by the Earth.
4
An empty box added beneath a full one in a beehive to give the colony more room to expand or store honey.
verb
1
To extend (a beehive) by adding an empty box at the base.
name
1
A male given name.
2
A surname.
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[…] when we are Nadyr to the Sunne, we have no ſhadow […]
Wiktionary02
Near-synonym: dead
Wiktionary03
[…] the seventh century is the nadir of the human mind in Europe […]
Wiktionary04
Her career had hit its nadir. Little did she know that things would soon improve.
Tatoeba · #385641505
Inside yourself, outside yourself, you'll fall from the zenith to the nadir, for that was your destiny, your miserly destiny.
Tatoeba · #924114506
That was the nadir of the worst years of my life.
Tatoeba · #10522562Usage Notes
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