Zenith (disambiguation)
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The zenith
is the point in the sky that appears directly above the observer. (opposite: nadir
). In general, zenith may mean "highest point", used in sentences like Mount Everest is the zenith of the world.
Zenith may also mean:
Zenith
The zenith is an imaginary point directly "above" a particular location, on the imaginary celestial sphere. "Above" means in the vertical direction opposite to the apparent gravitational force at that location. The opposite direction, i.e...
is the point in the sky that appears directly above the observer. (opposite: nadir
Nadir
The nadir is the direction pointing directly below a particular location; that is, it is one of two vertical directions at a specified location, orthogonal to a horizontal flat surface there. Since the concept of being below is itself somewhat vague, scientists define the nadir in more rigorous...
). In general, zenith may mean "highest point", used in sentences like Mount Everest is the zenith of the world.
Zenith may also mean:
Aviation
- Zenith, a balloon flown to a record altitude of over 8,000 meters in 1875; see timeline of aviation—19th century (1870s)
- Zenith Aircraft CompanyZenith Aircraft CompanyZenith Aircraft Company is in the exclusive business of designing, developing and manufacturing kit aircraft. The independent, privately owned company was formed in 1992 in Mexico, Missouri, centrally located in the United States, and is based in 20,000+ sq.ft. production facilities at Mexico...
, a manufacturer of light aircraft
Business
- Zenith BankZenith BankZenith Bank Plc. is a Nigerian bank based in Victoria Island, Lagos. As of November 2007, it is the largest company in the country and in all of West Africa, with total assets of 2.1 billion dollars according to the banks advertisement in CNN...
, a Nigerian bank - Zenit (camera)Zenit (camera)Zenit is a Russian camera brand manufactured by KMZ in the town of Krasnogorsk near Moscow since 1952 and by BelOMO in Belarus since the 1970s. The Zenit trademark is associated with 35mm SLR cameras...
, a Russian camera brand produced by KMZ (spelled as Zenith in some English-language literature) - Zenith CarburettersZenith CarburettersZenith Carburetters was a British company making carburettors. In 1955 they joined with their major pre-war rival Solex Carburettors and over time the Zenith brand name fell into disuse...
- Zenith ComputersZenith computersZenith Computers Limited is the second largest Personal Computer manufacturer in India]. The firm produces desktop and laptop computers. Its head office is located in Mumbai, with 15 branches in India...
, a brand of computers - Zenith Data SystemsZenith Data SystemsZenith Data Systems was a division of Zenith founded in 1979 after Zenith acquired Heathkit, which had, in 1977, entered the personal computer market. Headquartered in Benton Harbor, Michigan, Zenith sold personal computers under both the Heath/Zenith and Zenith Data Systems names...
- Zenith Electronics CorporationZenith ElectronicsZenith Electronics Corporation is a brand of the South Korean company LG Electronics. The company was previously an American manufacturer of televisions and other consumer electronics, and was headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois. LG Electronics acquired a controlling share of Zenith in 1995...
, a radio and television manufacturer - Zenith MotorcyclesZenith MotorcyclesZenith Motorcycles was a British motorcycle manufacturer established in Finsbury Park, London in 1904. Zenith motorcycles used engines from various suppliers, including Precision, Villiers and JAP...
, a now defunct British motorcycle manufacturer - Zenith Oilfield Technology LimitedZenith Oilfield Technology LimitedZenith Oilfield Technology is an international, privately owned artificial lift service company. Zenith was founded in 2003 and has headquarters in Inverurie, United Kingdom as well as offices in the Middle East, North Africa, China and Southeast Asia....
, a British oilfield service company - Zenith StaybriteZenith StaybriteZenith Staybrite is a home improvements company with offices across England, whose primary product areas are windows, doors and conservatories. The company was founded in 1969 and is now part of the My House Group.-History:...
, a British windows and doors manufacturer - Zenith (watchmaker)Zenith (watchmaker)Zenith SA is a Swiss watch manufacture started in 1865 by Georges Favre-Jacot at the age of 22, in Le Locle in the canton of Neuchâtel.Zenith has a long reputation for the quality and precision of their watches, with 1,565 1st-place precision awards to date...
, a Swiss watchmaker - Zenith, a Japanese make of binocularsBinocularsBinoculars, field glasses or binocular telescopes are a pair of identical or mirror-symmetrical telescopes mounted side-by-side and aligned to point accurately in the same direction, allowing the viewer to use both eyes when viewing distant objects...
Entertainment
- Le Zénith, the common name for a series of indoor arenas, all similar in design, in France (15 at present)
- Zénith de ParisZénith de ParisThe Zénith de Paris is a concert hall in Paris, located in the Parc de la Villette in the 19th arrondissement on the edge of the Canal de l'Ourcq. Its ability to seat approximately 6,300 people makes it one of the largest venues in Paris...
, the first and most famous of the venues - Zénith d'OrléansZénith d'OrléansZénith d'Orléans is an indoor sporting arena and concert hall that is located in the city of Orléans, France. The arena, one of a series of similar venues throughout France, has a capacity of 6,900....
- Zénith de StrasbourgZénith de StrasbourgZénith de Strasbourg is an indoor sporting arena and concert hall that is located in the city of Eckbolsheim, Bas-Rhin, in eastern France.-Design:It was designed, in the Postmodern Expressionist style, by Italian architect Massimiliano Fuksas.-Venue:...
- Zénith de Paris
- Zenith Brass EnsembleZenith Brass EnsembleThe Zenith Brass Ensemble is a group of 35 talented youth brass and percussion players formed in 1995. Drawing on the brass choir literature for college and professional organizations, the repertoire is new to school band members [1]. The Zenith Brass Ensemble performs a wide variety of...
, a youth brass choir in Michigan, USA - Zenith (building)Zenith (building)The Zenith is a culture and exhibition centre, converted from an old railway reparation hall, located in Freimann, Munich, Germany.The centre hosts concerts, fairs, company presentations and parties. The centre can hold up to six thousand people and has a floor area of 5046 m². The main stage is...
, a culture and exhibition centre in Munich, Germany
Fiction
- Zenith (film)Zenith (film)Zenith - A Film by Anonymous is a 2010 American psychological thriller about two men attempting to solve the same conspiracy theory. The title refers to a grand 'Zenith Conspiracy' formed by the film's protagonist, Ed Crowley...
, a 2010 American film - Monsieur ZenithMonsieur ZenithMonsieur Zenith the Albino is an ambiguous villain created by writer Anthony Skene for the "Sexton Blake" series of detective pulp fiction.Zenith is an albinistic, world-weary gentleman thief, originally Romanian nobility but in exile for undetermined reasons. He is full of an ennui which can only...
, a villain in the Sexton Blake series of detective pulp fiction - Zenith (comics)Zenith (comics)Zenith is a British superhero, who appeared in the science fiction comic 2000 AD. Created by writer Grant Morrison and artist Steve Yeowell, with original character designs by Brendan McCarthy, he first appeared in 2000 AD #536 .Shallow and sarcastic, Zenith was a distinctly Generation X superhero...
, a superhero comic series written by Grant Morrison that first appeared in 2000 AD - Zenith is a city in the fictional state of WinnemacWinnemac (fictional state)Winnemac is a fictional U.S.state invented by the writer Sinclair Lewis. His novel Babbitt takes place in Zenith, its largest city...
- Zenith, also known as Zenithia, a sky castle from the Dragon Quest video game series
- Zenith, a book written by Julie BertagnaJulie BertagnaJulie Bertagna is a Scottish author who has written real life and science fiction novels for both children and young adults. Her books have been shortlisted for several literature awards, including the Carnegie Medal and her novel Exodus was the winner of the Lancashire County Library Children’s...
- Zenith, a literary magazine produced by The Key SchoolThe Key SchoolThe Key School is an independent coeducational school, located in the neighborhood of Hillsmere Shores in Annapolis, Maryland. Known simply as "Key" by members of the community, it is one of several independent private schools in the Annapolis area. The school is attended by all age groups, with...
- Zenith, the currency used in the universe of Walter Jon Williams' "Dread Empire's FallDread Empire's FallThe Dread Empire's Fall is a science fiction series by Walter Jon Williams. It began in 2002 when The Praxis was published. Being well-received by many, The Sundering was released the subsequent year, and the series was brought to a conclusion in the summer of 2005 with the publication of The...
" series - Zenith is a fictional city which provides the backdrop for Sinclair LewisSinclair LewisHarry Sinclair Lewis was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of...
's 1922 novel BabbittBabbitt (novel)Babbitt, first published in 1922, is a novel by Sinclair Lewis. Largely a satire of American culture, society, and behavior, it critiques the vacuity of middle-class American life and its pressure on individuals toward conformity....
. - Zenith Carrier Zord, a zord in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy that was formerly the Shark Galactabeast.
Music
- Götterdämmerung (Zenith Of Power) is a song by power metal band StratovariusStratovariusStratovarius are a Finnish power metal band that formed in 1984. Since their formation they have released 13 studio albums and one live album. Along with Helloween, Blind Guardian, Rhapsody of Fire and Gamma Ray, Stratovarius are considered one of the leading groups of the power metal and symphonic...
- "Under Zenith" is a song off Our Lady PeaceOur Lady PeaceOur Lady Peace is a Canadian alternative rock band that formed in Toronto, Ontario in 1992. Headed by lead vocalist Raine Maida since its formation, the band additionally consists of Jeremy Taggart on percussion, Duncan Coutts on bass, and Steve Mazur as lead guitarist...
's debut album, NaveedNaveed (album)Naveed is the debut album by Canadian rock band Our Lady Peace. It was produced by Arnold Lanni, and was released on March 22, 1994 by Sony Music Canada. Naveed became a success in Canada, selling over 100,000 copies by the end of the year. There were five singles released for the album,...
. - "Zenith" is the title of an album, released 2010 by A Swarm of the Sun
Ships
- HMS ZenithHMS ZenithHMS Zenith has been the name of more than one ship of the British Royal Navy, and may refer to:* Zenith, a drifter considered for service but acquisition cancelled in 1919...
, the name of various ships of the British Royal Navy and of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Division at Southampton - MV Zenith, a cruise ship
- USS Zenith (SP-61)USS Zenith (SP-61)USS Zenith was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1918.Zenith was a motorboat or yacht designed with the possibility of naval service in mind when she was constructed in 1917 at Camden, New Jersey, by the Mathis Yacht Building Company. She was...
, a patrol vessel that served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1918.
Miscellaneous
- The Zenith numberZenith numberA Zenith number is a special type of toll-free telephone number in the United States and Canada that was introduced prior to the development of WATS toll-free service. It allows a calling party to call the number's owner at no charge by dialing the operator and requesting the specified Zenith...
, also known as Enterprise or WX, referring to a toll-free telephone service - Zenith cameraZenith cameraZenith cameras are astronomic or geodetic instruments which are directed exactly to the zenith. The stars are recorded either by photographic plates or by CCD sensors.The main tasks in using these instruments are:...
, an astronomic or geodetic instrument which is directed exactly to the zenith