I. ˈnādə(r), -āˌdi(ə)r, -iə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Arabic naẓīr opposite (in the phrase naẓīr as-samt opposite the zenith)
1. : the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
2. : the lowest point
the novel's nadir of degradation — Robert Hunting
: the time of greatest depression
II. ˈnäˌdi(ə)r noun
( -s )
Etymology: Malay
: a Malayan light-draft fishing boat