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meridian

meridian /məˈrɪdijən/ noun
plural meridians
meridian
/məˈrɪdijən/
noun
plural meridians
Learner's definition of MERIDIAN
[count]
: any one of the lines that go from the North Pole to the South Pole on maps of the world子午线;经线 see also prime meridian
TOEFL BNC: 22028 COCA: 22120

meridian

noun

me·​rid·​i·​an mə-ˈri-dē-ən How to pronounce meridian (audio)
1
a(1)
: a great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the poles
(2)
: the half of such a circle included between the poles
b
: a representation of such a circle or half circle numbered for longitude (see longitude sense 1) on a map or globe see longitude illustration
2
: a great circle of the celestial sphere passing through its poles and the zenith of a given place see azimuth illustration
3
: any of the pathways along which the body's vital energy flows according to the theory behind acupuncture
4
: a high point (as of development or prosperity)
the problem of the unmarried don after he had passed the meridian H. J. Laski
5
archaic : the hour of noon : midday
meridian adjective

Example Sentences

a lawyer at the meridian of his career arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court
Recent Examples on the Web Named after the 135° East meridian that crosses Akashi City in the Hyogo prefecture of Japan, 135 is an east-meets-west spirit that’s totally unique. Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 11 June 2022 And how the ground on which Clint Eastwood and others shot was by the Mediterranean, not beneath the American blood meridian. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 23 May 2022 There is also this simple calculator via Sky & Telescope magazine, which will give you the approximate times the Red Spot transits Jupiter’s central meridian for any date. Geoff Gaherty, Scientific American, 30 Nov. 2012 Another landed on the dirt meridian that divided the lanes. Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2019 There’s also a glow-in-the-dark cove and an ASMR tunnel for slime’s visual and auditory qualities, further ballyhooing the restful and spine-tingly autonomous sensory meridian response that has exploded in no-talking videos on YouTube. BostonGlobe.com, 25 Oct. 2019 The baseline runs west to the Pacific and east to the Snake River, while the meridian runs north to Puget Sound and south to the California border. oregonlive.com, 9 June 2019 The Voice is here to help you through the holidays with this exclusive video of Kelly Clarkson and John Legend trying out some ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) tactics. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2019 There’s also a glow-in-the-dark cove and an ASMR tunnel for slime’s visual and auditory qualities, further ballyhooing the restful and spine-tingly autonomous sensory meridian response that has exploded in no-talking videos on YouTube. BostonGlobe.com, 25 Oct. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French meridien, from meridien of noon, from Latin meridianus, from meridies noon, south, irregular from medius mid + dies day — more at mid, deity

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5

Time Traveler
The first known use of meridian was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 22028 COCA: 22120

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