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What is a zenith?

What is a zenith? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (astronomy) The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir.
  2. (astronomy) The highest point in the sky reached by a celestial body.
  3. (by extension) Highest point or state; peak.
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All are fully-steerable altazimuth telescopes capable of pointing and tracking over zenith angles from 1 to 60 degrees.
The sun reached its zenith and fell steeply on the western side, and they did not notice.
He cites 15 years of biology fieldwork in the rainforests of Central America as his educational zenith.
The center of the map is the zenith, the point in the sky directly overhead.
Paradoxical as it may seem, such a man, to my mind, is in the same position as one at the zenith of success.
The sun was climbing to its zenith, not yet noon, reflecting its light on the beautiful white washed walls of the buildings.

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