height vs nadir

height

noun
  • The distance of something above the ground or some other chosen level. 

  • The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse). 

  • The highest point or maximum degree. 

  • A quality of vowels, indicating the vertical position of the tongue relative to the roof of the mouth; in practice, the first formant, associated with the height of the tongue. 

  • A mountain, especially a very high one. 

  • The amplitude of a sine function 

  • The distance from the base of something to the top. 

  • A high point. 

  • An area of land at the top of a cliff. 

nadir

noun
  • The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation. 

  • The lowest point; time of greatest depression. 

  • The axis of a projected conical shadow; the direction of the force of gravity at a location; down. 

verb
  • To extend (a beehive) by adding an empty box at the base. 

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