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单词 meridionally
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meridionallyadv.

Brit. /mᵻˈrɪdɪənəli/, /mᵻˈrɪdɪənl̩i/, U.S. /məˈrɪdiənəli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meridional adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < meridional adj. + -ly suffix2. Compare Middle French meridionalement (1575).
Along a meridian or meridians; in a north–south direction. Also: in the direction of the poles of a magnet (rare).
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meridionally1581
1581 R. Norman Newe Attractiue 24 These are all for the moste parte made Meridionally with the wiers directly set vnder the South and North of the Compasse.
1613 M. Ridley Short Treat. Magneticall Bodies 33 Cut a part from a Magnet stone meridionally.
1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. ii. 58 In this manner pendulous, they [sc. wires] will conforme themselves Meridionally; directing one extreame unto the North, another to the South. View more context for this quotation
1706 Philos. Trans. 1704–05 (Royal Soc.) 24 2140 They would exert the same effects that Magnets are said to do, when sawn in two Meridionally.
1886 A. Winchell Walks & Talks in Geol. Field 267 Here this broad ocean was interrupted by the meridionally disposed Colorado, Medicine-Bow, and Park Ranges.
1932 Jrnl. Ecol. 20 227 Polewards of this line the sinking of water gives rise to the movement of the under layers, the circulation in this case being strongly developed meridionally.
1983 Jrnl. Atmospheric Sci. 40 1700/1 The guide seems to act like a filter, removing those components which would normally propagate meridionally.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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