Meridian Synonyms
mə-rĭd'ē-ən
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Synonyms for Meridian
The outermost or utmost point or part; end
Midday; noon.
The analogous point in an orbit around a celestial body other than Earth. Not in technical use.
(Physics) The highest value attained by a varying quantity:
A circular or nearly circular course, circuit, or orbit:
The culmination is defined as the highest point, or the thing you have been working or aiming towards.
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The point of culmination; the peak:
The highest level or degree that is attained.
Mature age; full bloom of life.
The highest point, level, degree, etc.
The portion of a cut gem above the girdle.
The condition or attribute of being relatively or sufficiently high or tall:
A tall pointed formation, such as a mountain peak.
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The highest level of officials; specif., in connection with diplomatic negotiations, the level restricted to heads of government
(Nautical) A platform enclosing the head of each mast of a sailing ship, to which the topmast rigging is attached.
The act, event, or time of payment
The pronounced curving outline of a shapely female figure
noontime
Approximately noon.
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line of longitude
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator
The height thus attained
(Informal) The highest in quality or excellence; best
noonish
(Colloquial) Any time close to noon; midday or thereabouts.
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The definition of longitude is the distance on the Earth's surface between a specific point and the prime meridian in Greenwich England, measured as a degree or the difference in time from the prime meridian.
The time or point in the sun's path at which the sun is on the local meridian.
A rhetorical series of ideas, images, etc. arranged progressively so that the most forceful is last
The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
celestial meridian
In the equatorial coordinate system , a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the celestial poles and the vernal equinox . It represents the zero point for the horizontal coordinate in this system, having a right ascension of 0 hours.
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