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meridionality|məˌrɪdɪəˈnælɪtɪ|
[f. prec. + -ity.]
The state of being meridional or on the meridian; aspect towards the south; the state of having an alignment or direction along a meridian (i.e. north or south).
1664Power Exp. Philos. iii. 166 So that in process of time it is very probable it [the magnetical needle] will come to an exact Meridionality. 1721Bailey, Meridionality, it's Scituation in Respect to the Meridian, or the Scituation of its meridian. 1755Johnson, Meridionality, position in the South; aspect towards the South. 1973Nature 30 Mar. 295/1 During the present period of meridional global circulation the specific tendency over the European Arctic and sub-Arctic seas has been towards northerly meridionality and climatic deterioration... The increased northerly airflow has been held responsible..for the extension of sea ice to the north Icelandic coast. |