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单词 meridian
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
me•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]
  1. of or relating to a meridian.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
me•rid•i•an  (mə ridē ən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. [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.
  2. [Astron.]the great circle of the celestial sphere that passes through its poles and the observer's zenith.
  3. a point or period of highest development, greatest prosperity, or the like.
  4. Holistic Therapy(in acupuncture) any of the pathways in the body along which vital energy flows.

adj. 
  1. of or pertaining to a meridian.
  2. Astronomyof or pertaining to midday or noon:the meridian hour.
  3. 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 ridē ən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa city in E Mississippi. 46,577.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
meridian /məˈrɪdɪən/ n
  1. 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°
  2. the great circle running through both poles
  3. the great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the north and south celestial poles and the zenith and nadir of the observer
  4. the peak; zenith: the meridian of his achievements
  5. (in acupuncture, etc) any of the channels through which vital energy is believed to circulate round the body
  6. obsolete noon
adj
  1. along or relating to a meridian
  2. of or happening at noon
  3. relating to the peak of something
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin merīdiānus of midday, from merīdiēs midday, from medius mid1 + diēs day
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