zenithwardn.adv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈzɛnɪθwəd/,

/ˈziːnɪθwəd/, U.S.

/ˈzinᵻθwərd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: zenith n., -ward suffix.

Etymology: < zenith n. + -ward suffix. Compare zenithwards adv.

A. n.

The direction leading towards the zenith; that which is closest to the zenith. rare.

ΚΠ

1655 T. Stirrup Descr. & Use Universall Quadrat ii. lv. 145 Count..the angle subtended by the side required, among the almicanters, counted from the zenithward downward on both sides.

1935 Terrestr. Magnetism & Atmospheric Electr. 40 61 The inclination of the direction of this force is rotating slowly from zenithward to nadirward.

B. adv.

Towards the zenith; in the direction of the zenith.

ΘΠ

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in upward direction > to the sky or air

upc888

aloftc1175

to skyward1582

skyward1655

skywards1755

cloudward1817

starward1818

airward1820

zenithward1835

airwards1852

cloudwards1856

skywardly1893

1835 W. G. Clark in Knickerbocker Jan. 58 My venerable tabby was lifted from the chair..and went dangling off, zenith-ward.

1868 T. Carlyle Jrnl. 8 June in J. A. Froude T. Carlyle: Life in London (1884) II. xxxi. 371 It was as a ray of everlasting light and insight this, that had shot itself zenithward from the soul of a man.

1881 Nature 10 Feb. 351/1 The streamers..still ascending zenithward.

1901 F. Norris Octopus ii. iii. 387 Then, at length, the moon abruptly soared zenithward from out the veiling mist.

1917 Monist 27 343 Fountains of light spouting their torrents of splendor zenithward.

1997 T. Pynchon Mason & Dixon 491 Dixon..is traversing straight upward, Zenithward.

C. adj.

Pointing, directed, or moving towards the zenith. Somewhat rare.

ΚΠ

1878 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 19 Aug. His electric, tentacular eyes..and his zenithward hair attract for him much attention.

1914 Sister Mary Clara Preludes 55 Bright as the sun in its zenithward way.

2006 D. S. Birney et al. Observational Astron. (ed. 2) iv. 79 The zenithward shift in the apparent position of the star.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	zenithward
释义	zenithwardn.adv.adj. Brit. /ˈzɛnɪθwəd/, /ˈziːnɪθwəd/, U.S. /ˈzinᵻθwərd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: zenith n., -ward suffix. Etymology: < zenith n. + -ward suffix. Compare zenithwards adv. A. n. The direction leading towards the zenith; that which is closest to the zenith. rare. ΚΠ 1655 T. Stirrup Descr. & Use Universall Quadrat ii. lv. 145 Count..the angle subtended by the side required, among the almicanters, counted from the zenithward downward on both sides. 1935 Terrestr. Magnetism & Atmospheric Electr. 40 61 The inclination of the direction of this force is rotating slowly from zenithward to nadirward. B. adv. Towards the zenith; in the direction of the zenith. ΘΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in upward direction > to the sky or air upc888 aloftc1175 to skyward1582 skyward1655 skywards1755 cloudward1817 starward1818 airward1820 zenithward1835 airwards1852 cloudwards1856 skywardly1893 1835 W. G. Clark in Knickerbocker Jan. 58 My venerable tabby was lifted from the chair..and went dangling off, zenith-ward. 1868 T. Carlyle Jrnl. 8 June in J. A. Froude T. Carlyle: Life in London (1884) II. xxxi. 371 It was as a ray of everlasting light and insight this, that had shot itself zenithward from the soul of a man. 1881 Nature 10 Feb. 351/1 The streamers..still ascending zenithward. 1901 F. Norris Octopus ii. iii. 387 Then, at length, the moon abruptly soared zenithward from out the veiling mist. 1917 Monist 27 343 Fountains of light spouting their torrents of splendor zenithward. 1997 T. Pynchon Mason & Dixon 491 Dixon..is traversing straight upward, Zenithward. C. adj. Pointing, directed, or moving towards the zenith. Somewhat rare. ΚΠ 1878 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 19 Aug. His electric, tentacular eyes..and his zenithward hair attract for him much attention. 1914 Sister Mary Clara Preludes 55 Bright as the sun in its zenithward way. 2006 D. S. Birney et al. Observational Astron. (ed. 2) iv. 79 The zenithward shift in the apparent position of the star. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adv.adj.1655
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