Meridian
noun
An imaginary line that connects the North and South Pole passing through any place on earth.
Greenwich, in London, is located on the Prime Meridian.
Often appears as...
- prime meridian
- meridian line
noun
A path through which life energy flows in traditional Chinese medicine.
In acupuncture, needles are inserted at specific points along the meridians to help improve the flow of energy.
Often appears as...
- energy meridian
- acupuncture meridian
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Technical
noun
The highest point in the sky that a celestial body reaches during its apparent journey across the sky.
When the sun is at its meridian, it is midday.
Often appears as...
- solar meridian
- celestial meridian
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Technical
adjective
Of or pertaining to noon or midday.
At meridian, everything was lit up by the sun at its brightest.
Often appears as...
- meridian light
- meridian heat
noun
An imaginary line that connects the North and South Pole passing through any place on earth.
Greenwich, in London, is located on the Prime Meridian.
Often appears as...
- prime meridian
- meridian line
noun
A path through which life energy flows in traditional Chinese medicine.
In acupuncture, needles are inserted at specific points along the meridians to help improve the flow of energy.
Often appears as...
- energy meridian
- acupuncture meridian
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The highest point in the sky that a celestial body reaches during its apparent journey across the sky.
When the sun is at its meridian, it is midday.
Often appears as...
- solar meridian
- celestial meridian
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Of or pertaining to noon or midday.
At meridian, everything was lit up by the sun at its brightest.
Often appears as...
- meridian light
- meridian heat
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Geography Relevance
Understand 'meridian' as crucial in geography for indicating exact longitudinal positions on Earth.
Class, please indicate the meridian that passes through Cairo, Egypt.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Border
'Meridian' is not a physical line or border, but an abstract geographical concept.
Although the Prime Meridian is important, you won't see it painted on the globe.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Zone Indicator
Meridians are related to time zones; territories at similar longitudes share time zones.
Our country's time zone is determined by which meridian it lies closest to.
Pro Tip 1/3Geography Relevance
Understand 'meridian' as crucial in geography for indicating exact longitudinal positions on Earth.
Class, please indicate the meridian that passes through Cairo, Egypt.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Border
'Meridian' is not a physical line or border, but an abstract geographical concept.
Although the Prime Meridian is important, you won't see it painted on the globe.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Zone Indicator
Meridians are related to time zones; territories at similar longitudes share time zones.
Our country's time zone is determined by which meridian it lies closest to.
Pro Tip 1/3Geography Relevance
Understand 'meridian' as crucial in geography for indicating exact longitudinal positions on Earth.
Class, please indicate the meridian that passes through Cairo, Egypt.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Border
'Meridian' is not a physical line or border, but an abstract geographical concept.
Although the Prime Meridian is important, you won't see it painted on the globe.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Zone Indicator
Meridians are related to time zones; territories at similar longitudes share time zones.
Our country's time zone is determined by which meridian it lies closest to.
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How The Moon Affects Our...
world as the prime meridian zero degrees longitude the dividing line between the eastern and western hemispheres and the home of Greenwich Mean Time through its telescopes the vast expense of space has been explored and studied so how has the work carried out here and at similar
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Ingrid Betancourt: What...
That's when I learned that fear brought me face to face with myself. It forced me to align my energies, to align my meridians. I learned that facing fear
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How The Moon Affects Our...
world as the prime meridian zero degrees longitude the dividing line between the eastern and western hemispheres and the home of Greenwich Mean Time through its telescopes the vast expense of space has been explored and studied so how has the work carried out here and at similar
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Ingrid Betancourt: What...
That's when I learned that fear brought me face to face with myself. It forced me to align my energies, to align my meridians. I learned that facing fear
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Quote examples
Charles Caleb Colton
English Writer
Those who visit foreign nations, but associate only with their own country-men, change their climate, but not their customs. They see new meridians, but the same men; and with heads as empty as their pockets, return home with traveled bodies, but untravelled minds.
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Joseph B. Wirthlin
American Businessman
We do not know the precise time of the Second Coming of the Savior, but we do know that we are living in the latter days and are closer to the Second Coming than when the Savior lived his mortal life in the meridian of time.
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Zhang Zhidong
Chinese Politician
Just now, Christianity is in the ascendant. Buddhism and Taoism are decadent; their influence cannot long hold its own. Buddhism has long since passed its meridian; Taoism has only demons, not gods.
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Stacey D'Erasmo
American Novelist
Prior to the institutionalization of standard time, clocks were set using local meridians or local mean time, and they varied widely.
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Charles Caleb Colton
English Writer
Those who visit foreign nations, but associate only with their own country-men, change their climate, but not their customs. They see new meridians, but the same men; and with heads as empty as their pockets, return home with traveled bodies, but untravelled minds.
Quote examples
Joseph B. Wirthlin
American Businessman
We do not know the precise time of the Second Coming of the Savior, but we do know that we are living in the latter days and are closer to the Second Coming than when the Savior lived his mortal life in the meridian of time.
Quote examples
Zhang Zhidong
Chinese Politician
Just now, Christianity is in the ascendant. Buddhism and Taoism are decadent; their influence cannot long hold its own. Buddhism has long since passed its meridian; Taoism has only demons, not gods.
Quote examples
Stacey D'Erasmo
American Novelist
Prior to the institutionalization of standard time, clocks were set using local meridians or local mean time, and they varied widely.
Example 1 of 4
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