Nadir Mnemonic
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nadir
nadir
/neɪˈdɪə(ɹ)/
lowest ebb
slough of despond
trough
Examples
- The direction opposite of the nadir is the zenith.
- Therefore, it passes through the zenith and the nadir.
- This day was the nadir of his life.
- He is writing at the nadir of positivism, in 1980.
- The pole of the lower hemisphere is called the nadir.
- The year 1198 was to be the nadir of Sverre's fortunes.
- The Empire's nadir and apogee was within the same century.
- The city lies at the nadir of the San Joaquin Valley.
- The decline was accelerated by the invasion of India by Nadir Shah in 1739.
- The period under review was perhaps the nadir of Jewish fortunes in Germany.
an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
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the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
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"Nad + Deer. The deer hit its lowest point when caught by the lion."
"Nad + Deer. The deer hit its lowest point, unable to jump over the nadir."
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