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Meaning of meridian

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

meridian

Pronunciation:/məˈɹɪdɪən//məˈɹɪdiən/

noun

Definitions

  1. The south.

  2. Midday, noon.

  3. A great circle passing through the poles of the celestial sphere and the zenith for a particular point on the earth's surface.

  4. An imaginary great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles, or that half of such a circle extending from pole to pole, all points of which have the same longitude.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Meridional; relating to a meridian.

  2. Relating to noon

  3. Relating to the highest point or culmination.

    Example: meridian splendour