zenith sky, n.

zenith-sky
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Revised 2018

# zenith skynoun

## Factsheet

### Where does the noun zenith sky come from?

Earliest known use

1810s

The earliest known use of the noun zenith sky is in the 1810s.

OED's earliest evidence for zenith sky is from 1811, in the writing of T. Adams.

### Nearby entries

1. zenick, n. 1801–1900
2. zenitfer, n. 1596–
3. zenith, n. & adj. a1387–
4. zenithal, adj.?1731–
5. zenithal projection, n. 1877–
6. zenith-borne, adj. 1865–86
7. zenith distance, n. 1588–
8. zenith line, n. 1585–
9. zenith point, n. 1585–
10. zenith sector, n. 1775–
11. zenith sky, n.1811–
12. zenith sweep, n. 1790–
13. zenith telescope, n. 1803–
14. zenith tube, n. 1825–
15. zenithward, n., adv., & adj. 1655–
16. zenithwards, adv. 1826–
17. Zenker, n.¹ 1872–
18. Zenker, n.² 1894–
19. Zen-like, adj. a1908–
20. Zen master, n. 1907–
21. Zenned-out, adj. 1968–

## Meaning & use

1. 1811–
   See zenith n. & adj. Compounds.
   1. 1811

      > Our gilded sterns point to the zenith sky.

      T. Adams, Poetical Works 107
   2. 1938

      > The measurement of the brightness of the light in the zenith sky an hour after sunset and an hour before sunrise made the findings possible.

      Science 22 July 8/1
   3. 2001

      > Welbon would rather..recite fluctuations in air pressure or light levels of the zenith sky.

      St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 16 December 1d

Originally published as part of the entry for zenith, n. & adj.

zenith, n. & adj. was revised in June 2018.