Meaning Of The Word Meridian

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Meridian Meaning

Meridian Definition
Meridian Definition

What's The Definition Of Meridian?

meridian
countable noun: A meridian is an imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole. Meridians are drawn on maps to help you describe the position of a place.

meridian in American English
of or at noon
the highest apparent point reached by a celestial body in its course
adjective: of or pertaining to a meridian
noun: a great circle of the earth passing through the poles and any given point on the earth's surface

meridian in British English
noun: one of the imaginary lines joining the north and south poles at right angles to the equator, designated by degrees of longitude from 0° at Greenwich to 180°

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