'Meridian' definitions:

Definition of 'meridian'

From: WordNet
adjective
Of or happening at noon; "meridian hour"
adjective
Being at the best stage of development; "our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning [syn: prime, meridian]
noun
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" [syn: acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top]
noun
A town in eastern Mississippi
noun
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" [syn: meridian, line of longitude]

Definition of 'Meridian'

From: GCIDE
  • Meridian \Me*rid"i*an\, n. [F. m['e]ridien. See Meridian, a.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Midday; noon. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Hence: The highest point, as of success, prosperity, or the like; culmination. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [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. [1913 Webster]
  • All other knowledge merely serves the concerns of this life, and is fitted to the meridian thereof. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]
  • 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]

Definition of 'Meridian'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'meridian'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Meridian, NY -- U.S. village in New York

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Meridian, CO -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Colorado

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Meridian, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.

Meridian, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.

Meridian, OK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Oklahoma

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.

Meridian, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Meridian, TX -- U.S. city in Texas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.

Meridian, MS -- U.S. city in Mississippi

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.

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