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For in the works of Robert Burns we see the whole cosmos of man's experience and emotion, from zenith to nadir, from birth until death.
Len G. Murray

Meaning of "nadir" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NADIR

From Old French, from Arabic nazīr as-samt, literally: opposite the zenith.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NADIR

nadir  [ˈneɪdɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NADIR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nadir is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NADIR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nadir

The nadir is the direction pointing directly below a particular location; that is, it is one of two vertical directions at a specified location, orthogonal to a horizontal flat surface there. Since the concept of being below is itself somewhat vague, scientists define the nadir in more rigorous terms. Specifically, in astronomy, geophysics and related sciences, the nadir at a given point is the local vertical direction pointing in the direction of the force of gravity at that location. The direction opposite of the nadir is the zenith. Nadir also refers to the downward-facing viewing geometry of an orbiting satellite, such as is employed during remote sensing of the atmosphere, as well as when an astronaut faces the Earth while performing a spacewalk. The word is also used figuratively to mean the lowest point of a person's spirits, or the quality of an activity or profession. This diagram depicts a satellite observing backscattered sunlight in the nadir viewing geometry. The term nadir can also be used to represent the lowest point reached by a celestial body during its apparent orbit around a given point of observation.

Definition of nadir in the English dictionary

The definition of nadir in the dictionary is the point on the celestial sphere directly below an observer and diametrically opposite the zenith. Other definition of nadir is the lowest or deepest point; depths.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NADIR


Acadia
əˈkeɪdɪə
Arcadia
ɑːˈkeɪdɪə
basidia
bæˈsɪdɪə
chlamydia
kləˈmɪdɪə
clostridia
klɒˈstrɪdɪə
conidia
kəʊˈnɪdɪə
cryptadia
krɪpˈteɪdɪə
davidia
dəˈvɪdɪə
gammadia
ɡæˈmeɪdɪə
Lydia
ˈlɪdɪə
Numidia
njuːˈmɪdɪə
oidia
əʊˈɪdɪə
ommatidia
ˌɒməˈtɪdɪə
praesidia
prɪˈsɪdɪə
presidia
prɪˈsɪdɪə
pycnidia
pɪkˈnɪdɪə
shadier
ˈʃeɪdɪə
stadia
ˈsteɪdɪə
tidier
ˈtaɪdɪə
tigridia
taɪˈɡrɪdɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NADIR

nacrite
NACRO
nacrous
NACU
NAD
nada
Nadar
Nader
Naderism
NADH
nadiral
nadors
NADP
NADPH
nads
nae
naeve
naevi
naevoid
naevus

WORDS THAT END LIKE NADIR

a breath of fresh air
affair
Agadir
air
chair
fair
hair
hot air
in the air
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mandir
mir
mudir
noir
pair
repair
sir
souvenir
their
up in the air

Synonyms and antonyms of nadir in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NADIR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «nadir» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of nadir

Translation of «nadir» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NADIR

Find out the translation of nadir to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nadir from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nadir» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

最低点
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

punto más bajo
570 millions of speakers

English

nadir
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नादिर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحضيض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

надир
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nadir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুবিন্দু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

point le plus bas
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nadir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tiefstpunkt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

どん底
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

최악의 순간
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nadir
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thiên để điểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இட்டதிற்க்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नादीर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

en aşağı nokta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

periodo peggiore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Nadir
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Надир
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nadir
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ναδίρ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nadir
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nadir
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nadir
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nadir

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NADIR»

The term «nadir» is very widely used and occupies the 21.933 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NADIR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nadir

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2 QUOTES WITH «NADIR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nadir.
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Sylvia Ashton-Warner
As the blackness of the night recedes so does the nadir of yesterday. The child I am forgets so quickly.
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Len G. Murray
For in the works of Robert Burns we see the whole cosmos of man's experience and emotion, from zenith to nadir, from birth until death.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NADIR»

Discover the use of nadir in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nadir and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An Introduction to Tensors and Group Theory for Physicists
This textbook offers an intuitive and rigorous approach to tensors and their role in theoretical physics and applied mathematics.
Nadir Jeevanjee, 2011
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Black American Writing from the Nadir: The Evolution of a ...
The first section provides an annotated list of books and articles pertaining to the study of the subject. This is followed by individual annotated listings for thirty-two writers, treated in alphabetical order.
Dickson D. Bruce, 1992
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The Nadir of Alliance: The British Ultimatum of 1890 and Its ...
This thesis considers the Ultimatum in a larger context of Anglo-Portuguese relations marked by inequality, which had been standard operating procedure since Portugal's separation from Spain in 1640.
Matthew Winslett, 2008
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The Memoirs of Khojeh Abdukurreem, a Cashmirian of ...
Including the History of Hindostan, from A.D. 1739 to 1749 : with an Account of the European Settlements in Bengal, an on the Coast of Coromandel ʿAbd-al- Karīm Ibn-ʿAqībat al-Kašmīrī. Nadir Shah marches against Kho da ye ar Khan.
ʿAbd-al-Karīm Ibn-ʿAqībat al-Kašmīrī, 1788
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American Indian Holocaust and Survival: A Population History ...
They were derived from multiplying nadir populations by depopulation ratios of 20 and 25. There is, however, a serious problem with Dobyns's figure for the Indians of North America: he apparently used nadir sizes based on the 1930 United ...
Russell Thornton, 1987
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An Interpretive Guide to Operatic Arias: A Handbook for ...
"O Nadir, tendre ami" L'orage s'est calrn6 Deja les vents se taisent; comme eux les coleres s'apaisent. Moi seul, j'appelle en vain le calme et le sommeil. La fievre me devore, et mon Sme oppressed n'a plus qu'une pensee: Nadir, Ah! Nadir ...
‎2003
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Fetal Monitoring Interpretation
A gradual fetal heart rate decrease is defined as from the onset to the fetal heart rate nadir of ≥30 seconds. The decrease in fetal heart rate is calculated from the onset to the nadir of the deceleration. The deceleration is delayed in timing, with  ...
Micki L. Cabaniss, Michael G. Ross, 2010
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The Cambridge History of Iran
Khurasan whose capacity for unity and disunity had considerable bearing on Nadir's rise to power and the efforts required to retain it. He died on his way to Khabushan to suppress a Kurdish rising. Iranian exiles in India, when they wrote about ...
William Bayne Fisher, P. Avery, G. R. G. Hambly, 1991
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Dark Nadir
Racing against time to save Carrie's and Kusac's lives, Kaid is certain his people will be destroyed when his ship is ensnared in a Valtegan trap, but a huge ship arrives out of nowhere and takes both Kaid's ship and the Valtegan vessel ...
Lisanne Norman, 1999
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Astronomical and Meteorological Observations Made During the ...
Zenith point correction. Day and sidereal hour. Object. Observer. Tel. micrometer. Level. Tel. micrometer. Level. V. VI. VII. VIII. (1) (2) (2) 179° 59' 180° V 1867. d. h. r. " it II it r. r. d. r. r. d. // 41.00 a Sept. 6. 0 . Nadir. N. 6.6 5.2 2.3 2.5 26. 616 16 .
Naval Observatory (Washington, DC), 1870

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NADIR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nadir is used in the context of the following news items.
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Celtic: Nadir Ciftci's 'a long-term project', says Ronny Deila
Celtic manager Ronny Deila says he views Nadir Ciftci as "a long-term project" after his new signing was substituted for a second successive ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
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BSNL broadband services in Hamirpur hit nadir
Gone are the days when telecom services in Hamirpur were considered to be one of the best not only in the state but also in the entire northern ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
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No answer for Sadiqi in deadly deportation countdown
PLEASE HELP: Nadir Sadiqi is pleading to stay in Australia as he faces certain death if returned to Afghanistan. More than 53,000 people have ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Jul 15»
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Celtic striker Nadir Ciftci hit with six-game ban for derby bite
Celtic striker Nadir Ciftci will miss the first six games of the domestic season after being found guilty of a biting offence. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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Celtic hitman Nadir Ciftci told to play with controlled aggression
RONNY DEILA will never change the aggressive nature of Nadir Ciftci – because that's why he signed him for Celtic. The Turkish striker is banned for the first six ... «Glasgow Evening Times, Jul 15»
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Nadir Ciftci's six-game ban is a blessing in disguise for Celtic
CELTIC assistant boss John Collins believes Nadir Ciftci's six-game domestic ... He said: “Nadir will be fresh for European games so for every ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Nadir Ciftci: Celtic boss predicts long career for striker after bite ban
Celtic say they do not condone Nadir Ciftci's behaviour following his six-match ban for biting an opponent but believe it is time to "move on". «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
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Best of the Web Columnist James Taranto on the Ohio Governor?s …
WHEN Nadir Sadiqi saw that more than 55,000 people had signed an online petition to allow him to remain in Australia rather than face ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
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Nadir Ciftci six-game bite ban can boost Celtic's Champions League …
Nadir Ciftci's six-game domestic suspension could be a boost to Celtic's European hopes, according to Hoops' assistant John Collins. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Ronny Deila: Nadir Ciftci's aggression is good for Celtic
Ronny Deila, the Celtic manager, wants Nadir Ciftci to keep his aggressive streak even though it has resulted in four SFA charges in two ... «The Times, Jul 15»

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