meridian

Meanings

• noun

  A great circle of the Earth, passing through the North and South Poles, used as a reference line in measuring longitude.

  - "The meridian passing through Greenwich, England, is used as the prime meridian."
  - "The longitude of a place is measured east or west of a meridian."

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Pronunciation

1. /məˈɹɪdɪən/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

noon , noontide

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with meridian
idean , deian , reign

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Variants

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meridian , meridians , Meridian , autonomous sensory meridian response , autonomous sensory meridian responses , prime meridian , prime meridians , the prime meridian

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Etymology

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From Latin meridies, meaning 'midday'.

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Trivia

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1. The meridian is also known as the line of conjunction, as it is the line where the Sun and the Moon appear to intersect during a new moon or full moon.

2. The International Date Line follows the meridian 180 degrees west of the prime meridian.

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Related Concepts

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1. prime meridian: The meridian used as a reference line for measuring longitude, which passes through Greenwich, England.

2. equator: An imaginary line around the Earth, located at 0 degrees latitude, which is also used as a reference line for measuring latitude.

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Culture

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In literature, the meridian is often used metaphorically to represent a boundary or dividing line. In art, it has been depicted as a horizontal line dividing the Earth in half.

How to Memorize "meridian"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a great circle passing through the North and South Poles to understand the concept of a meridian.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word meridian with the idea of a boundary or dividing line.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas' to remember the order of the planets from the Sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto). Meridian is the third planet from the Sun.

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