prime meridian
prime meridian
Definition
prime meridian
noun
the meridian from which longitude is measured both east and west; 0° longitude: it passes through Greenwich, England
prime meridian
Usage Examples
Possessives
- earth: For this is where the Earth's prime meridian, the line of zero degrees longitude, originates.
Converse of object
- define: Azores The Island of St Mary in the Azores was used to define the prime meridian by Christopher Saxton, 1584.
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