Zenith (disambiguation)

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:

In aviation:

* A Montgolfier balloon flown to a record of over 8,000m in 1875; see timeline of aviation—19th century (1870s)
* Zenith Aircraft Company, a manufacturer of light aircraft

In business:

* Zenith (watchmaker), a Swiss watchmaker
* Zenith Carburetters
* Zenith Data Systems
* Zenith Electronics Corporation, a television manufacturer
* Zenit (camera), a Russian camera brand produced by KMZ (spelled as Zenith in some English-language literature)
* Zenith Bank, a Nigerian bank
* Zenith Fund Management, a Fund Management company based in Guernsey
* Zenith Motorcycles, a now defunct British motorcycle manufacturer

In fiction:

* Monsieur Zenith the Albino is an ambiguous villain created by writer Anthony Skene for the Sexton Blake series of detective pulp fiction.
*"Zenith (comics)", a superhero comic series written by Grant Morrison that first appeared in "2000 AD"
* Zenith (DC Comics) has also existed as a fictional city in the DC Universe since 1947.
* Zenith is a fictional city in Winnemac (fictional state), from the novels "Babbitt", "Arrowsmith" and "Elmer Gantry" novels by Sinclair Lewis.
* Zenithia, or Zenith, a sky castle from the "Dragon Quest" video game series.
* The Zenith Carrier "Zord" is a fictional machine in "Power Rangers Lost Galaxy"
* "Zenith" is a book written by Julie Bertagna
* "Zenith" is a literary magazine produced by The Key School
* "Zenith" is the currency used in the universe of Walter Jon Williams' "Dread Empire's Fall" series.

In entertainment:

* Le Zénith, a famous concert hall in Paris
* Zenith Brass Ensemble, a youth brass choir in Michigan, USA
* "Zenith (magazine)" (later "Speculation (magazine)" was a Hugo Award-nominated science fiction fanzine edited by Peter Weston

In Music:
* Götterdämmerung (Zenith Of Power) is a song by power metal band Stratovarius
* "Under Zenith" is a song off Our Lady Peace's debut album, Naveed.

In ships:
* MV "Zenith", a cruise ship formerly of Celebrity Cruises, now of Pullmantur Cruises. Featured in the titular essay of David Foster Wallace's "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again".
* USS "Zenith" (SP-61), a patrol vessel that served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1918.

In telephony:

* The Zenith number, also known as Enterprise or WX, referring to a toll-free telephone service

In Analog tape Recording:

* Zenith (analog recording) is the angle that a tape head tilts in an analog recording tape machine.

ee also

* Zenit