meridian
IPA: mɝˈɪdiʌn
noun
- (astronomy)
- In full celestial meridian: a great circle passing through the poles of the celestial sphere and the zenith for a particular point on the Earth's surface.
- (also geography) In full terrestrial meridian: a great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles (the terrestrial North Pole and South Pole); also, half of such a circle extending from pole to pole, all points of which have the same longitude.
- (by extension)
- The place on the celestial meridian where it is crossed by the sun or a star at its highest point.
- (figuratively) The highest or most developed point, or most splendid stage, of something; culmination, peak, zenith.
- (figuratively, specifically) Chiefly followed by of: the middle period of someone's life, when they are at their full abilities or strength; one's prime.
- A ring or half-ring with markings in which an artificial globe is installed and may spin.
- (mathematics) A line passing through the poles of any sphere; a notional line on the surface of a curved or round body (in particular, an eyeball).
- (US, printing, dated) The size of type between double great primer and canon, standardized as 44-point.
- (obsolete)
- The south.
- Midday, noon.
- A midday rest; a siesta.
- A particular area or situation considered as having a specific characteristic or identity; also, the characteristics, habits, or tastes of a specific group, locale, etc.
- (Scotland) An alcoholic drink taken at midday.
- (acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine) Any of the pathways on the body along which chi or qi (life force) is thought to flow and, therefore, the acupoints are distributed; especially, one of twelve such pathways associated with organs of the body.
- A ghost town in Humboldt County, California.
- An unincorporated community in Kern County, California.
- A neighborhood of San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.
- A census-designated place in Sutter County, California, United States.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Douglas County, Colorado.
- An unincorporated community in Leon County, Florida.
- An unincorporated community in McIntosh County, Georgia.
- A sizable city in Ada County, Idaho.
- A city, the county seat of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States.
- A ghost town in Jefferson County, Nebraska.
- A village in Cayuga County, New York.
- A town in Logan County, Oklahoma.
- A census-designated place in Stephens County, Oklahoma.
- A census-designated place in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
- A city, the county seat of Bosque County, Texas, United States.
- A neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, also known as Tangletown.
verb
- (transitive) To cause an object to reach the meridian or highest point of (something).
- (intransitive) Of a celestial body: to reach its meridian.
adjective
- Relating to a meridian (in various senses); meridional.
- (archaic except literary) Relating to midday or noon.
- (obsolete)
- Relating to the culmination or highest point.
- Relating to the south; meridional, southern.
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Examples of "meridian" in Sentences
- Acupuncture is the best known use of the meridian system.
- The axis passes through the equator at the prime meridian.
- The london eye is indeed to the west of the zero meridian.
- The western hemisphere is the half west of the prime meridian.
- What is the longitude of the central meridian between brackets
- The position of a point on the meridian is given by the latitude.
- That was the name of the city when the local meridian was in use.
- The scale is also true on the central meridian of the projection.
- The projection of the local meridian on the celestial sphere is zero hours.
- Her actions helped save the sector, but the nobles of Meridian remain leery.
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