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How to pronounce meridian in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms prime
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Synonyms line of longitude
Type of great circle
Has types magnetic meridian, prime meridian, observer's meridian
Derivation meridional


all points on the same meridian have the same longitude.
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Synonyms acme, elevation, height, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top
Type of point, level, stage, degree
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meridian hour.

Examples of meridian

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Meridian Street shows signs of a recovery, like the renovated Paramount theater.
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The choice of central meridian greatly affects the appearance of the projection.
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Most medieval Muslim geographers continued to use al-Khwarizmi's prime meridian.
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It is home to the Royal Observatory, through which the Greenwich meridian runs.
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Noontime meridian or ex-meridian observation of the sun for noon latitude line.
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Then measure the angle between them by counting grid lines along that meridian.
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Meridian Energy is one of the SOEs being considered for partial privatisation.
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Meridian estimates construction will employ 310 people and take about three years.
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The Dutch established the 141st meridian as the eastern frontier of the territory.
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More examples
  • Acme: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "... ...
  • Of or happening at noon; "meridian hour"
  • A town in eastern Mississippi
  • Prime: being at the best stage of development; "our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning
  • An imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; "all points on the same meridian have the same longitude"
  • Meridian, Mississippi's Union Station is located at 1901 Front Street. The station is included in the Union Station Historic District within the larger Meridian Downtown Historic District, both of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ...
  • In the sky, a meridian is an imaginary great circle on the celestial sphere. It passes through the north point on the horizon, through the celestial pole, up to the zenith, through the south point on the horizon, and through the nadir, and is perpendicular to the local horizon.
  • The meridian is a concept central to traditional Chinese medical techniques such as acupuncture, and to martial arts such as tai chi and qigong. According to these practices, there are channels along which the energy or qi of the psychophysical system is considered to flow. ...
  • Meridian is a city in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. Located in the North Central Hills region of the state, it is the county seat of Lauderdale County, the sixth largest city in Mississippi, and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. ...