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Meaning of 'meridian' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Meridian [ a.]
- Being at, or pertaining to, midday; belonging to, or passing through, the highest point attained by the sun in his diurnal course.
- Pertaining to the highest point or culmination; as, meridian splendor.
- Midday; noon.
- Hence: The highest point, as of success, prosperity, or the like; culmination.
- 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.
- 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.

Meaning of 'meridian' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . meridian [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
Example in sentence:
  • ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame;
  • at the height of her career;
  • at the top of his profession;
  • his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty;
  • so many highest superlatives achieved by man;
  • summer was at its peak;
  • the artist's gifts are at their acme;
  • the peak of perfection;
  • the summit of his ambition
Meaning (2):
- an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator
Example in sentence:
  • all points on the same meridian have the same longitude
3 . meridian [ a]
Meaning (3):
- of or happening at noon
Example in sentence:
  • meridian hour
4 . meridian [ s]
Meaning (4):
- being at the best stage of development
Example in sentence:
  • our manhood's prime vigor

Nearby Words:

meracious mercable mercantile mercaptal mercaptan mercaptide mercat mercatante mercator's chart mercature

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