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

A hall at a Zen buddhist monastery where formal seated meditation (zazen) is practiced.

Of or pertaining to a zenith. / (cartography, of a projection) azimuthal

A harem on the Indian subcontinent; a part of the house reserved for high-caste women; a system of segregating women into harems.

plural of zendo

plural of zenana

The passing of the sun directly overhead such that no shadows are cast by a pole sticking straight up from the ground. These conditions only occur in locations between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

Alternative form of zindiq

plural of zendik

(electronics) A semiconductor junction device through which current flows normally in the forward direction, and in the reverse direction if a large voltage is applied.