NADIR
/neɪˈdɪə(ɹ)/
6
Scrabble
7
WWF
N(1) A(1) D(2) I(1) R(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/neɪˈdɪə(ɹ)/
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.“The nadir of the sun is the axis of the shadow projected by the Earth.”
- An empty box added beneath a full one in a beehive to give the colony more room to expand or store honey.
verb
- To extend (a beehive) by adding an empty box at the base.
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: NADIR-S
