zenith

• Существительное, обозначающее наивысшую точку или пик чего-либо, часто используется в астрономии для описания точки на небе прямо над наблюдателем, или в переносном смысле для описания вершины успеха или достижения.

A noun referring to the highest point or peak of something, often used in astronomy to describe the point in the sky directly above an observer, or figuratively to describe the peak of success or achievement.

1. Highest point in the skyC1formal

   The point in the sky directly above an observer, opposite the nadir.

   Зенит

   • The sun reached its zenith at noon.
   • Astronomers observed the star at its zenith.
   • The moon was at its zenith, casting a bright light.

   Антонимыnadir

2. Peak or climaxC1formal

   The most successful or powerful point in time; the peak of something.

   Зенит

   • Her career reached its zenith when she won the award.
   • The Roman Empire was at its zenith during the second century.
   • The artist's work achieved its zenith in the late 1800s.

   Синонимыacmeapexapogeeclimaxculminationheightpeakpinnaclesummit

   Антонимыbottomminimumnadirtrough