noun (Astron.) A great circle of the sphere passing through the poles of the heavens and the zenith of a given place.noun Hence: The highest point, as of success, prosperity, or the like culmination.adjective Pertaining to the highest point or culmination.adjective Being at, or pertaining to, midday belonging to, or passing through, the highest point attained by the sun in his diurnal course.noun Figuratively, the state or condition (in any respect) of the people of one place or region, or of persons in one sphere or plane of existence, as compared with those of or in another: as, the institutions or customs of Asia are not suited to the meridian of Europe.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.noun A great circle of a sphere passing through the poles, or the half of such a circle included between the poles in geography, such a circle drawn upon the earth in astronomy, such a circle on the celestial sphere.noun The highest point reached before a decline the culmination the point of greatest increment or development.noun Midday repose or indulgence nooning: used specifically as in the quotations.Rogers's twelve divisions of the Paleozoic series in the Appalachian chain of North America, the names of which suggest metaphorically the different natural periods of the day: it corresponds with the Oriskany sandstone (which see, under sandstone). Pertaining to or marking a geographical north and south line extending in the are of a great circle passing through the poles: as, a meridian circle on an artificial globe.Pertaining to the culmination or highest point or degree (the sun being highest at midday) culminating highest before a decline: as, Athens reached its meridian glory in the age of Pericles.Of or pertaining to midday or noon noonday: as, the meridian sun the sun's meridian heat or splendor.noun The meridian from which the meridians bounding townships are measured.noun In ctenophorans, a Costa or meridional row of swimming-plates.adjective Of, relating to, or constituting the highest point, as of development or power. ![]() adjective Of or relating to a meridian meridional.noun The highest point or stage of development peak.noun The time at which the sun reaches its highest point in the sky noon. ![]() noun The highest point in the sky reached by the sun or another celestial body a zenith.noun Any of the longitudinal lines or pathways on the body along which the acupuncture points are distributed.noun A plane section of a surface of revolution containing the axis of revolution. ![]()
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