meridians (Meaning)
meridians
a great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the poles, a high point (as of development or prosperity), a representation of such a circle or half circle numbered for longitude (see longitude sense 1) on a map or globe see longitude illustration, a great circle of the celestial sphere passing through its poles and the zenith of a given place see azimuth illustration, the hour of noon, an imaginary circle on the earth's surface passing through the north and south poles, the highest point reached, any of the pathways along which the body's vital energy flows according to the theory behind acupuncture, the half of such a circle included between the poles, a line on a globe or map representing such a circle or half circle and numbered by degrees of longitude, an imaginary circle or closed curve on the surface of a sphere or globe-shaped body (as the eyeball) that lies in a plane passing through the poles, any of the pathways along which the body's vital energy flows according to the theory of acupuncture
Synonyms & Antonyms of meridians
Synonyms:
- summits
- climaxes
- crescendos
- sums
- heads
- crowns
- noons
- extremities
- crests
- apogees
- highlights
- crescendi
- capstones
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- heydays
- ceilings
- blooms
- vertexes
- high-water marks
- flood tides
- primes
- high noons
- extremes
- ne plus ultras
- glories
- tips
- vertices
- blossoms
- caps
- tip-tops
- noontimes
- roofs
- flowers
- acmes
- highs
- crescendoes
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
meridians Sentence Examples
- The meridians and parallels form the coordinate grid system of Earth's surface.
- The Prime Meridian, which passes through Greenwich, England, is assigned the longitude of 0 degrees.
- Navigators use meridians to determine their longitudinal position.
- The Earth's magnetic field aligns with its meridians at the poles.
- Ancient astronomers observed the movement of celestial objects along meridians.
- The International Date Line generally follows the 180th meridian.
- Some meridians are notable for passing through significant geographic features, such as the 100th meridian in the United States.
- Geodetic surveys accurately measure the length of meridians to establish precise reference points.
- The Earth's rotation causes the meridians to converge towards the poles.
- The variation in the length of meridians due to the Earth's oblateness is known as spherical excess.
FAQs About the word meridians
a great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the poles, a high point (as of development or prosperity), a representation of such a circle or half
peaks, culminations, heights, zeniths, apices, tops,pinnacles, apexes, summits, climaxes
abysses,feet, foot, bases, bottoms, minimums,nadirs, rock bottoms, minima,
The meridians and parallels form the coordinate grid system of Earth's surface.
The Prime Meridian, which passes through Greenwich, England, is assigned the longitude of 0 degrees.
Navigators use meridians to determine their longitudinal position.
The Earth's magnetic field aligns with its meridians at the poles.
