Nadir (Arabic nazir), that point in the heavens which is diametrically opposite to the Zenith (q.v.), so that the zenith, nadir, and centre of the earth are in one straight line. The zenith and nadir form the poles of the Horizon (q.v.).
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson
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