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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024me•rid•i•an /məˈrɪdiən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Geographya great circle of the earth passing from one pole to another.
- Geographythe half of such a circle between the poles.
adj. [ before a noun] - of or relating to a meridian.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024me•rid•i•an (mə rid′ē ən),USA pronunciation n. - [Geog.]
- Geographya great circle of the earth passing through the poles and any given point on the earth's surface.
- Geographythe half of such a circle included between the poles.
- [Astron.]the great circle of the celestial sphere that passes through its poles and the observer's zenith.
- a point or period of highest development, greatest prosperity, or the like.
- Holistic Therapy(in acupuncture) any of the pathways in the body along which vital energy flows.
adj. - of or pertaining to a meridian.
- Astronomyof or pertaining to midday or noon:the meridian hour.
- of or indicating a period of greatest prosperity, splendor, success, etc.
- *medī diē; medius mid1, diēs day) + -ānus -an
- Latin merīdiānus of noon, equivalent. to merīdi(ēs) midday (formed from the locative merīdiē at midday, by dissimilation
- Middle English 1350–1400
Me•rid•i•an (mə rid′ē ən),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa city in E Mississippi. 46,577.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: meridian /məˈrɪdɪən/ n - 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°
- the great circle running through both poles
- the great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the north and south celestial poles and the zenith and nadir of the observer
- the peak; zenith: the meridian of his achievements
- (in acupuncture, etc) any of the channels through which vital energy is believed to circulate round the body
- obsolete noon
adj - along or relating to a meridian
- of or happening at noon
- relating to the peak of something
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin merīdiānus of midday, from merīdiēs midday, from medius mid1 + diēs day |