zenithal passage

noun

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.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounzenithal passage (plural zenithal passages)

plural zenithal passages · alternative zenial passage

  1. 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.
Cite this entry
APA

zenithal passage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zenithal%20passage

MLA

“zenithal passage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zenithal%20passage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zenithal passage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zenithal%20passage.

Source: zenithal passage on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.