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na·dir    Audio Help   [ney-der, ney-deer] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
2.Astrology. the point of a horoscope opposite the midheaven: the cusp of the fourth house.
3.the lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME ≪ Ar naẓīr over against, opposite to (the zenith)]

—Related forms
na·dir·al, adjective

—Synonyms 3. bottom, floor, foot, depths.
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nadir [Arab.,=opposite], in astronomy, the point on the celestial sphere directly opposite the zenith, i.e., directly beneath the observer.

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