Zenith vs. Azimuth

Zenithnoun

(astronomy) The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir.

Zenithnoun

(astronomy) The highest point in the sky reached by a celestial body.

Zenithnoun

(by extension) Highest point or state; peak.

Zenithnoun

That point in the visible celestial hemisphere which is vertical to the spectator; the point of the heavens directly overhead; - opposed to nadir.

Zenithnoun

hence, figuratively, the point of culmination; the greatest height; the height of success or prosperity.

Zenithnoun

the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected

Zenithnoun

the time at which something is most powerful or successful

Zenithnoun

the point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer.

Zenithnoun

the highest point reached by a given celestial object

Zenith

The zenith is an imaginary point directly a particular location, on the imaginary celestial sphere. means in the vertical direction (plumb line) opposite to the gravity direction at that location (nadir).

Azimuthnoun

An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object.

Azimuthnoun

The quadrant of an azimuth circle.

Azimuthnoun

The quadrant of an azimuth circle.

Azimuthnoun

the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian

Azimuth

An azimuth ( (listen); from Arabic اَلسُّمُوت as-sumūt, 'the directions', the plural form of the Arabic noun السَّمْت as-samt, meaning 'the direction') is an angular measurement in a spherical coordinate system. The vector from an observer (origin) to a point of interest is projected perpendicularly onto a reference plane; the angle between the projected vector and a reference vector on the reference plane is called the azimuth.