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meridian

me·rid·i·an
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [muh-rid-ee-uh n]
    • /məˈrɪd i ən/
    • /məˈrɪd.i.ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-rid-ee-uh n]
    • /məˈrɪd i ən/

Definitions of meridian word

  • noun meridian a city in E Mississippi. 1
  • adjective meridian of or relating to a meridian. 1
  • adjective meridian of or relating to midday or noon: the meridian hour. 1
  • adjective meridian of or indicating a period of greatest prosperity, splendor, success, etc. 1
  • noun meridian A circle of constant longitude passing through a given place on the earth's surface and the terrestrial poles. 1
  • noun meridian of or at midday 1
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Origin of meridian

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin merīdiānus of noon, equivalent to merīdi(ēs) midday (formed from the locative merīdiē at midday, by dissimilation < *medī diē; medius mid1, diēs day) + -ānus -an

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Parts of speech for Meridian

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Meridian

meridian popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for meridian

noun meridian

  • culmination — Something, especially something important, that is the culmination of an activity, process, or series of events happens at the end of it.
  • pinnacle — a lofty peak.
  • zenith — the point on the celestial sphere vertically above a given position or observer. Compare nadir.
  • acme — The acme of something is its highest point of achievement or excellence.
  • apex — An Apex or an Apex ticket is a ticket for a journey by air or rail which costs less than the standard ticket, but which you have to book a specified period in advance.
All 15 Synonyms of meridian

Antonyms for meridian

noun meridian

  • nadir — Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
  • base — The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
  • bottom — The bottom of something is the lowest or deepest part of it.
All 3 Antonyms of meridian

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Related words

  • transit

    the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.

  • longitude

    Geography. angular distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured by the angle contained between the meridian of a particular place and some prime meridian, as that of Greenwich, England, and expressed either in degrees or by some corresponding difference in time.

  • meridian angle

    the angle, measured eastward or westward through 180°, between the celestial meridian of an observer and the hour circle of a celestial body.

  • meridian circle

    a transit instrument provided with a graduated vertical scale, used to measure the declinations of heavenly bodies and to determine the time of meridian transits.

  • meridional

    of, relating to, or resembling a meridian.

  • prime meridian

    the meridian running through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is reckoned.
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