meridian 音标拼音: [mɚ'ɪdiən]
n . 子午线,经线,顶点
a . 子午线的,日中的,顶点的
子午线,经线,顶点子午线的,日中的,顶点的
meridian adj 1 :
of or happening at noon ; "
meridian hour "
2 :
being at the best stage of development ; "
our manhood '
s prime vigor "-
Robert Browning [
synonym : {
prime }, {
meridian }]
n 1 :
the highest level or degree attainable ;
the highest stage of development ; "
his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty "; "
the artist '
s gifts are at their acme "; "
at the height of her career "; "
the peak of perfection "; "
summer was at its peak "; "...
catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame "; "
the summit of his ambition "; "
so many highest superlatives achieved by man "; "
at the top of his profession " [
synonym : {
acme }, {
height }, {
elevation }, {
peak },
{
pinnacle }, {
summit }, {
superlative }, {
meridian }, {
tiptop },
{
top }]
2 :
a town in eastern Mississippi 3 :
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator ; "
all points on the same meridian have the same longitude " [
synonym : {
meridian }, {
line of longitude }]
Meridian \
Me *
rid "
i *
an \,
a . [
F .
m ['
e ]
ridien ,
L .
meridianus pertaining to noon ,
fr .
meridies noon ,
midday ,
for older medidies ;
medius mid ,
middle dies day .
See {
Mid },
and {
Diurnal }.]
1 .
Being at ,
or pertaining to ,
midday ;
belonging to ,
or passing through ,
the highest point attained by the sun in his diurnal course . "
Meridian hour ." --
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
Tables . . .
to find the altitude meridian .
--
Chaucer .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Pertaining to the highest point or culmination ;
as ,
meridian splendor .
[
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Meridian \
Me *
rid "
i *
an \,
n . [
F .
m ['
e ]
ridien .
See {
Meridian },
a .]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 .
Midday ;
noon .
[
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2 .
Hence :
The highest point ,
as of success ,
prosperity ,
or the like ;
culmination .
[
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I have touched the highest point of all my greatness ,
And from that full meridian of my glory I haste now to my setting . --
Shak .
[
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3 . (
Astron .)
A great circle of the sphere passing through the poles of the heavens and the zenith of a given place .
It is crossed by the sun at midday .
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4 . (
Geog .)
A great circle on the surface of the earth ,
passing through the poles and any given place ;
also ,
the half of such a circle included between the poles .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
The planes of the geographical and astronomical meridians coincide .
Meridians ,
on a map or globe ,
are lines drawn at certain intervals due north and south ,
or in the direction of the poles .
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1913 Webster ]
{
Calculated for the meridian of },
or {
fitted to the meridian of },
or {
adapted to the meridian of },
suited to the local circumstances ,
capabilities ,
or special requirements of .
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1913 Webster ]
All other knowledge merely serves the concerns of this life ,
and is fitted to the meridian thereof .
--
Sir M .
Hale .
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{
First meridian }
or {
prime meridian },
the meridian from which longitudes are reckoned .
The meridian of Greenwich is the one commonly employed in calculations of longitude by geographers ,
and in actual practice ,
although in various countries other and different meridians ,
chiefly those which pass through the capitals of the countries ,
are occasionally used ;
as ,
in France ,
the meridian of Paris ;
in the United States ,
the meridian of Washington ,
etc .
{
Guide meridian } (
Public Land Survey ),
a line ,
marked by monuments ,
running North and South through a section of country between other more carefully established meridians called principal meridians ,
used for reference in surveying . [
U .
S .]
{
Magnetic meridian },
a great circle ,
passing through the zenith and coinciding in direction with the magnetic needle ,
or a line on the earth '
s surface having the same direction .
{
Meridian circle } (
Astron .),
an instrument consisting of a telescope attached to a large graduated circle and so mounted that the telescope revolves like the transit instrument in a meridian plane .
By it the right ascension and the declination of a star may be measured in a single observation .
{
Meridian instrument } (
Astron .),
any astronomical instrument having a telescope that rotates in a meridian plane .
{
Meridian of a globe },
or {
Brass meridian },
a graduated circular ring of brass ,
in which the artificial globe is suspended and revolves .
[
1913 Webster ]
184 Moby Thesaurus words for "
meridian ":
Antarctic Zone ,
Arctic Circle ,
Arctic Zone ,
Frigid Zones ,
Lambert conformal projection ,
Mercator projection ,
Miller projection ,
Torrid Zone ,
Tropic of Cancer ,
Tropic of Capricorn ,
Variable Zones ,
acmatic ,
acme ,
aeronautical chart ,
apex ,
aphelion ,
apical ,
apogee ,
astronomical chart ,
astronomical longitude ,
atlas ,
autumnal equinox ,
azimuthal equidistant projection ,
azimuthal projection ,
brow ,
cap ,
capital ,
cartographer ,
cartography ,
celestial chart ,
celestial equator ,
celestial globe ,
celestial longitude ,
celestial meridian ,
chart ,
chief ,
chorographer ,
chorography ,
circle ,
climate ,
climatic chart ,
climax ,
clime ,
cloud nine ,
colures ,
conic projection ,
consummate ,
contour line ,
contour map ,
crest ,
crown ,
culmen ,
culmination ,
cylindrical projection ,
ecliptic ,
edge ,
eight bells ,
equator ,
equinoctial ,
equinoctial circle ,
equinoctial colure ,
equinox ,
extreme limit ,
extremity ,
galactic longitude ,
general reference map ,
geocentric longitude ,
geodetic longitude ,
globe ,
gnomonic projection ,
graphic scale ,
great circle ,
grid line ,
hachure ,
head ,
headmost ,
heaven ,
heavens ,
height ,
heliocentric longitude ,
heliographic chart ,
high noon ,
highest ,
highest pitch ,
highest point ,
horse latitudes ,
hydrographic chart ,
index ,
isoline ,
latitude ,
layer tint ,
legend ,
limit ,
longitude ,
longitude in arc ,
map ,
map maker ,
map projection ,
mapper ,
maximal ,
maximum ,
meridiem ,
meridional ,
midday ,
mountaintop ,
ne plus ultra ,
no place higher ,
noon ,
noonday ,
nooning ,
noonish ,
noonlight ,
noonlit ,
noontide ,
noontime ,
orbit ,
overmost ,
parallel ,
paramount ,
peak ,
perigee ,
perihelion ,
period ,
photogrammetrist ,
photogrammetry ,
photomap ,
phototopography ,
physical map ,
pinnacle ,
pitch ,
point ,
pole ,
political map ,
polyconic projection ,
preeminent ,
prime meridian ,
projection ,
relief map ,
representative fraction ,
ridge ,
road map ,
roaring forties ,
scale ,
seventh heaven ,
sinusoidal projection ,
sky ,
small circle ,
solstitial colure ,
special map ,
spire ,
subtropics ,
summit ,
summital ,
supreme ,
terrain map ,
terrestrial globe ,
the line ,
thematic map ,
tip ,
tip -
top ,
top ,
topmost ,
topographer ,
topographic chart ,
topography ,
trajectory ,
transportation map ,
tropic ,
tropics ,
ultimate ,
upmost ,
upper extremity ,
uppermost ,
utmost ,
vernal equinox ,
vertex ,
vertical ,
very top ,
weather chart ,
weather map ,
zenith ,
zenithal ,
zodiac ,
zone Meridian ,
NY --
U .
S .
village in New York Population (
2000 ):
350 Housing Units (
2000 ):
120 Land area (
2000 ):
0 .
692018 sq .
miles (
1 .
792318 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
000000 sq .
miles (
0 .
000000 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
0 .
692018 sq .
miles (
1 .
792318 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
46646 Located within :
New York (
NY ),
FIPS 36 Location :
43 .
163531 N ,
76 .
535045 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Meridian ,
NY Meridian
Meridian ,
CO --
U .
S .
Census Designated Place in Colorado Population (
2000 ):
184 Housing Units (
2000 ):
140 Land area (
2000 ):
7 .
610856 sq .
miles (
19 .
712025 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
000962 sq .
miles (
0 .
002492 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
7 .
611818 sq .
miles (
19 .
714517 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
50012 Located within :
Colorado (
CO ),
FIPS 08 Location :
39 .
548714 N ,
104 .
850969 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Meridian ,
CO Meridian
Meridian ,
ID --
U .
S .
city in Idaho Population (
2000 ):
34919 Housing Units (
2000 ):
12293 Land area (
2000 ):
11 .
788751 sq .
miles (
30 .
532723 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
000000 sq .
miles (
0 .
000000 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
11 .
788751 sq .
miles (
30 .
532723 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
52120 Located within :
Idaho (
ID ),
FIPS 16 Location :
43 .
614229 N ,
116 .
398963 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
83642 Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Meridian ,
ID Meridian
Meridian ,
OK --
U .
S .
town in Oklahoma Population (
2000 ):
54 Housing Units (
2000 ):
31 Land area (
2000 ):
0 .
198858 sq .
miles (
0 .
515041 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
000000 sq .
miles (
0 .
000000 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
0 .
198858 sq .
miles (
0 .
515041 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
47800 Located within :
Oklahoma (
OK ),
FIPS 40 Location :
35 .
843545 N ,
97 .
246625 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
73058 Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Meridian ,
OK Meridian
Meridian ,
OK --
U .
S .
Census Designated Place in Oklahoma Population (
2000 ):
1485 Housing Units (
2000 ):
643 Land area (
2000 ):
7 .
631141 sq .
miles (
19 .
764563 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
009790 sq .
miles (
0 .
025357 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
7 .
640931 sq .
miles (
19 .
789920 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
47810 Located within :
Oklahoma (
OK ),
FIPS 40 Location :
34 .
416951 N ,
97 .
969636 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
73058 Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Meridian ,
OK Meridian
Meridian ,
PA --
U .
S .
Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania Population (
2000 ):
3794 Housing Units (
2000 ):
1524 Land area (
2000 ):
2 .
836236 sq .
miles (
7 .
345817 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
004892 sq .
miles (
0 .
012669 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
2 .
841128 sq .
miles (
7 .
358486 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
48728 Located within :
Pennsylvania (
PA ),
FIPS 42 Location :
40 .
854415 N ,
79 .
956359 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Meridian ,
PA Meridian
Meridian ,
TX --
U .
S .
city in Texas Population (
2000 ):
1491 Housing Units (
2000 ):
600 Land area (
2000 ):
2 .
163088 sq .
miles (
5 .
602372 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
005137 sq .
miles (
0 .
013304 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
2 .
168225 sq .
miles (
5 .
615676 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
47760 Located within :
Texas (
TX ),
FIPS 48 Location :
31 .
924649 N ,
97 .
656668 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
76665 Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Meridian ,
TX Meridian
Meridian ,
MS --
U .
S .
city in Mississippi Population (
2000 ):
39968 Housing Units (
2000 ):
17890 Land area (
2000 ):
45 .
117740 sq .
miles (
116 .
854406 sq .
km )
Water area (
2000 ):
0 .
752075 sq .
miles (
1 .
947864 sq .
km )
Total area (
2000 ):
45 .
869815 sq .
miles (
118 .
802270 sq .
km )
FIPS code :
46640 Located within :
Mississippi (
MS ),
FIPS 28 Location :
32 .
374841 N ,
88 .
704160 W ZIP Codes (
1990 ):
39301 39305 39307 Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp .
for suburbs .
Headwords :
Meridian ,
MS Meridian
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