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1. (n.) meridian
a great circle of the earth passing through the poles and any given point on the earth's surface.
2. meridian
the half of such a circle included between the poles.
3. meridian
the great circle of the celestial sphere that passes through its poles and the observer's zenith.
4. meridian
a point or period of highest development, greatest prosperity, or the like.
5. (adj.) meridian
of or pertaining to a meridian.
6. meridian
of or indicating a period of greatest attainment.
7. meridian
of or pertaining to noon.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L merīdiānus of noon =merīdi(ēs) midday +-ānus -an1)
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| Definition of 'Meridian' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
"his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"
2. (noun) Meridian
a town in eastern Mississippi
3. (adj) meridian, line of longitude
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator
"all points on the same meridian have the same longitude"
4. (adj) meridian
of or happening at noon
"meridian hour"
5. (adj) prime, meridian
being at the best stage of development
"our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning
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| Definition of 'Meridian' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Meridian
being at, or pertaining to, midday; belonging to, or passing through, the highest point attained by the sun in his diurnal course
2. (adj) Meridian
pertaining to the highest point or culmination; as, meridian splendor
3. (adj) Meridian
midday; noon
4. (adj) Meridian
hence: The highest point, as of success, prosperity, or the like; culmination
5. (adj) Meridian
a great circle of the sphere passing through the poles of the heavens and the zenith of a given place. It is crossed by the sun at midday
6. (adj) Meridian
a great circle on the surface of the earth, passing through the poles and any given place; also, the half of such a circle included between the poles
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Meridian
an imaginary great circle passing through the poles at right angles to the equator.
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Sense: an imaginary line on the earth's surface passing through the poles and any given place; any line of longitude.
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 Afrikaans: meridiaan |
 Arabic: خَط الزَّوال، خَط طول |
 Bulgarian: меридиан |
 Brazilian: meridiano |
 Czech: poledník |
 German: der Meridian |
 Danish: meridian; længdegrad |
 Greek: ο μεσημβρινός |
 Spanish: meridiano |
 Estonian: meridiaan |
 Farsi: خط نصف النهار |
 Finnish: meridiaani |
 French: méridien |
 Hebrew: קַו הַמִצהָר |
 Hindi: दोपहर |
 Croatian: meridijan |
 Hungarian: délkör, meridián |
 Indonesian: garis bujur |
 Icelandic: hádegisbaugur |
 Italian: meridiano |
 Japanese: 子午線 |
 Korean: 자오선, 경선(經線) |
 Lithuanian: meridianas |
 Latvian: meridiāns |
 Malay: meridian |
 Dutch: meridiaan |
 Norwegian: lengdegrad |
 Polish: południk |
 Persian: خط نصف النهار |
 Pashto: ښهنصف نهار كر |
 Portuguese: meridiano |
 Romanian: meridian |
 Russian: меридиан |
 Slovak: poludník |
 Slovenian: poldnevnik |
 Serbian: meridijan |
 Swedish: meridian |
 Thai: เส้นวงกลมที่ลากผ่านขั้วโล |
 Turkish: meridyen |
 Taiwanese: 子午線 |
 Ukrainian: меридіан |
 Urdu: قائم الظہیرہ، قطبین سماوی |
 Vietnamese: kinh tuyến |
 Chinese: 子午线 |
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