NADIR


Meaning of NADIR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ neɪdɪə(r), AM -dər ]

1.

The nadir of something such as someone’s career or the history of an organization is its worst time. ( LITERARY )

1945 to 1946 was the nadir of Truman’s presidency.

≠ zenith

N-SING : usu with poss

2.

In astronomy, the nadir is the point at which the sun or moon is directly below you, on the other side of the earth. Compare zenith . ( TECHNICAL )

N-SING : the N

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