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nadir [Ar. nażīr = opposite] 1 nadir, opposite point: a point opposite the highest point (of the sun). b representation of the nadir on an astrolabe. a est autem ~ir punctus directe oppositus soli in firmamento Sacrob. Sph. 115; usque ad ~ir solis quod est punctus in celo oppositus centro solis Bacon Maj. II 175; ab ortu solis si sit de die, vel super ascensionibus ~ir solis si sit de nocte Wallingf. EPT 194; illum ‥ arcum equinoccialem sic elevatum addat super ascenciones circuli directi cum nadayr gradus solis inventas, si fuerit ante meridiem N. Lynn Kal. 197; sol et gnadir ejus, licet in diversis emispheriis, semper consimiles describunt horas Nav. Ven. 379.  b revolve clima quousque ~ir contingerit orizontem Wallingf. Alb. 382. 2 lowest point. relinquo sophistis quomodo idem corpus potest esse quantumcunque modicum et simul in zenith capitis, in ~ir et in polis Wycl. Chr. & Antichr. 662; cognitis ‥ hiis domibus per earum nadayr, alie domus faciliter cognoscentur N. Lynn Kal. 199. 3 artefact that represents the position of the stars and the signs of the zodiac. pinacem ‥ perdidimus ‥ de omni genere metalli pro varietate siderum et signorum mirabiliter fabrefactum ‥ non erat tale nader in tota Anglia notum aut nominatum Croyl. 98.

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