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meridian Definition

me·rid·ian (mə rid′ē ən)

adjective

  1. of or at noon
  2. of or passing through the highest point in the daily course of any celestial body
  3. of or at the highest point of prosperity, splendor, power, etc.
  4. of or along a meridian
  5. Rare southern

Etymology: OFr meridien < L meridianus, of noon, southern < meridies, noon, the south < older medidies < medius, mid + dies, day: see deity

noun

  1. Archaic the highest apparent point reached by a celestial body in its course
    1. the highest point of power, prosperity, splendor, etc.; zenith; apex
    2. the middle period of one's life, regarded as the highest point of health, vigor, etc.; prime
  3. Obsolete noon
  4. Astron. a great circle passing through the celestial poles, the observer's zenith and nadir, and the horizon's north and south points
  5. Geog.
    1. a great circle of the earth passing through the geographical poles and any given point on the earth's surface
    2. either half of such a circle between the poles
    3. any of the lines of longitude running north and south on a globe or map, representing such a half circle
  6. Archaic distinctive character as of a particular place

meridian Synonyms

meridian

n.

  1. Noon

    noontime, midday, noonday; see noon, time 1, 2.

  2. Summit

    apex, extremity, peak; see climax.

meridian Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • longitude: Draw a great circle from pole to pole, passing through location X: this is a meridian of longitude.
  • body: The pressure is designed to release energy blocks in the meridians of the body.

Converse of object

  • cross: At what time did the Moon cross the meridian?
  • pass: He took care also to observe the moment when it passed the meridian below the pole, which would simplify the operation.
  • call: The meridian of that place, from which the longitude is reckoned, is called the first meridian.

Adjective modifier

  • nodal: To the tone f ' ' correspond 6 nodal meridians.
  • prime: The prime meridian runs from the north to South Pole through Greenwich, England.
  • vertical: Here, there was no significant special effect of crossing the vertical meridian.
  • central: Grid values to the west of this central meridian are less than 500,000; to the east, more than 500,000.
  • standard: There are two somewhat different senses in which the meridian of Greenwich is the standard meridian for nearly the entire world.
  • same: The mean solar day measures the interval between successive transits over the same meridian by the mean sun.

Modifies a noun

  • indication: MERIDIAN INDICATIONS: Benefits digestion, Increases Stomach Yang.
  • clock: The 12-stage growth cycle is the energetic structure of the meridian clock.
  • line: Peel, Isle of Man At Peel Castle there is a meridian line comprising a groove in an 8 ft high slab.
  • therapy: The Emotional Freedom Techniques or EFT, is one of these meridian therapies.
  • assessment: The meridian stress assessment will usually indicate within a few minutes which medications are likely to be a problem.
  • channel: Sensations may be felt anywhere along the normal course of chi flow in any meridian channel.

Noun used with modifier

  • acupuncture: The colored light is applied to the skin on specific points, similar to the points on the acupuncture meridians.
  • metal: VAT Bradley Globe 30cm globe Antique colored with gold tone metal half meridian, on a wood tone base £ 40.00 incl.
  • energy: Callaghan was pursuing a personal interest in the oriental energy meridian system.