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Meanings of meridian in English
Line between the poles with the same longitude.
Related terms
Life-energy path in traditional Chinese medicine.
Related terms
Usage of meridian in English
1
A B is the principal meridian; C D is the base line.
2
The profuseness of the illuminations outdid the brightness of the meridian sun.
3
This line will be the meridian of the place you are in.
4
By about Christmas we had reached nearly the 150th meridian in lat.
5
Its centre is crossed by the sixty-fourth meridian and the thirty-second parallel.
6
But Hebrew poetry attained its meridian splendor in the Psalms of David.
7
When he awoke the sun appeared to be almost at the meridian.
8
You have a point on the globe defined as the first meridian.
9
The true meridian can thus be found within one minute of arc:
10
The moon was now past the meridian and travelling down the west.
11
Following is the revised edition of the Decalogue, calculated for this meridian.
12
For this purpose the meridian of Washington is chosen for obvious reasons.
13
This town, the outlet of the coal regions, I passed after meridian.
14
Mr. Lydiat, and brought by him to the meridian of its reputation.
15
This was like the meridian sun coming suddenly on a cold place.
16
The largest meridian is 180° as you ought to know very well.
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Translations for meridian
Meridian through the time
Meridian across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common