zenith distance

ze·nith dis·tance

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [zee-nith or, esp. British, zen-ith dis-tuh ns]
- /ˈzi nɪθ or, esp. British, ˈzɛn ɪθ ˈdɪs təns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [zee-nith or, esp. British, zen-ith dis-tuh ns]
- /ˈzi nɪθ or, esp. British, ˈzɛn ɪθ ˈdɪs təns/

Definition of zenith distance words

noun zenith distance the angular distance from the zenith of a point on the celestial sphere to the sphere, measured along a great circle that is perpendicular to the horizon; the complement of the altitude. 1

before 1695

One of the 49% oldest English words

First recorded in 1695-1705

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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