nadir
Word Statistics
Standard vocabulary
Used frequently in everyday conversation
Moderate complexity
Analysis:
- • Common vocabulary word
- • Simple pronunciation
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.
2. The lowest point; time of greatest depression.
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.
Synonyms
1. To extend (a beehive) by adding an empty box at the base.
Source: en.wiktionary.org
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