meridian

(Askeri) ESAS MERİDYEN; BAŞLANGIÇ MERİDYENİ: Boylam ölçmede başlangıç olarak faydalanılan sıfır boylam meridyeni. Greenwich meridyeninden, hemen hemen bütün dünyada bu maksat için faydalanılır. Bak. "geographic coordinate"

prime meridian

(Astronomi) sıfır meridyen

time meridian

(Askeri) SAAT MERİDYENİ: Saat bölgesinin aşağı yukarı ortasından geçenve mahalli saati bölge veya memleket için standart saat olarak kabul edilen meridyen. Ayrıca bak "standart civil tıme"

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von meridian im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: A great circle passing through the poles of the celestial sphere and the zenith for a particular observer; An imaginary great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles; The highest point or state of consciousness and enlightenment achievable by a human; Any of the longitudinal pathways on the body along which the acupuncture points are distributed; Either half of such a great circle, all points of which have the same longitude; A similar line on any general surface of revolution; Meridional; relating to a meridian; Relating to noon; {a} southern, highest; {n} a line drawn from north to south; a great circle on the Earth that passes through the geographic poles; A north-south reference line It may be taken through the position of the instrument, or, in special cases, through a reference point (such as the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, which designates the Prime Meridian - 0o longitude); great circle on the sky that goes through the celestial poles and the zenith point It separates the daytime motions of the Sun into ``a m '' and ``p m '' The azimuth of an object on the meridian in the northern sky = 0° and the azimuth of an object on the meridian in the southern sky = 180°; the meridian of a place on the Earth surface is the half circle passing through that place and ending at the poles; Midday; noon; 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; A line of longitude going north and south from pole to pole measured in degrees from the Prime Meridian or 0° See Longitude; An imaginary line drawn in the sky which joins the zenith[?] with the north and south celestial poles[?] See also: celestial equator, ecliptic; A line on the celestial sphere passing from the North Pole through the Zenith to the South Pole Can also be the center line of a planetary body drawn through it's poles; Being at, or pertaining to, midday; belonging to, or passing through, the highest point attained by the sun in his diurnal course; a imaginary line on the earth's surface passing through both geographic poles and through any given point on the planet, also called a line of longitude; An imaginary line that begins on the northern point of the horizon, travels up to the observer's zenith, down to the southern point on the horizon; It is crossed by the sun at midday; any of the great circles of the earth that passes through the two poles at right angles to the equator (see Celestial Meridian, Hour Circles); A meridian is an imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole. Meridians are drawn on maps to help you describe the position of a place; a town in eastern Mississippi; An imaginary circle drawn through the North and South poles of the celestial equator; A line of longitude; A line of longitude on a spherical grid reference system Meridians also form great circles passing through the North and South Poles Meridian is often used as a synonym for "line of longitude" thus, 100th meridian, or Greenwich Meridian (See central meridian and Greenwich Meridian); An imaginary line that passes directly north and south through an observer or specified location on Earth A plane extended from this line into space passes through the zenith (point above the observer); – A surveying term that establishes a line of reference The bearing is used to designate direction The bearing of a line is the acute horizontal angle between the meridian and the line Azimuths are angles measured clockwise from any meridian; An observer's meridian passes through his zenith at the celestial poles It is his north-south line; An imaginary great circle on the Earths surface, passing through the geographic poles; The meridian is the imaginary line in the sky dividing east from west The meridian runs from north to south through a point directly overhead An object is at its highest point in the sky when is crosses the meridian (with the exception of objects near the celestial pole which can also cross the meridian at their lowest point when passing under Polaris, the north star); {i} circle circumscribing the earth that passes through the poles; longitudinal half of the earth (from one pole to the other); meridian line through any celestial being; noon, midday; climax, climactic period; A great circle passing through the poles along which all points have the same longitude The prime meridian also passes through the Royal Observatory located in Greenwich, England; {s} of the afternoon; of or pertaining to a meridian; pertaining to a time of greatest prosperity; Pertaining to the highest point or culmination; as, meridian splendor; A great circle of the sphere passing through the poles of the heavens and the zenith of a given place; A reference line which goes from north to south and passes through the Zenith; an imaginary line connecting a point due south on the horizon with a point due north on the horizon and going through the zenith; Great circle on the surface of the Earth passing through the geographical poles and any given point on the Earth's surface All points on a given meridian have the same longitude; 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"; a town in eastern Mississippi of or happening at noon; "meridian hour; the fourteen channels in the body through which qi runs Acupuncture diagnoses illness by seeking blockages in the body's meridians; of or happening at noon; "meridian hour"; A great circle passing through the Earth's rotational poles and through the zenith (the point directly overhead) of a location on the Earth [1]; The great circle passing through the celestial poles and the zenith; A great circle passing through the poles and denoted in degrees of longitude east and west of Greenwich, England; Hence: The highest point, as of success, prosperity, or the like; culmination
prime meridian: The reference line at 0° longitude, passing through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is measured
ante meridian: {i} morning, time before noon; hours between midnight and noon; nickname for a morning newspaper (distributed very late at night), AM
magnetic meridian: an imaginary line passing through both magnetic poles of the Earth
magnetic meridian: A line passing through both magnetic poles of the earth
meridians: plural of meridian
observer's meridian: a meridian that passes through the observer's zenith
prime meridian: the meridian that is the starting point for measuring distances to the east or west The Prime Meridian is at 0 degrees and runs through the city (among others) of Greenwich, England
prime meridian: The location from which meridians of longitude are measured Has the measure of O degrees of longitude The prime meridian was selected by international agreement to run through Greenwich, England
prime meridian: An imaginary line running from north to south through Greenwich, England, used as the reference point for longitude
prime meridian: longitudinal line which represents zero degrees longitude ; The prime meridian passes through Greenwhich, England (The Surface and Aloft)
prime meridian: n. The zero meridian (0°), used as a reference line from which longitude east and west is measured. It passes through Greenwich, England. the imaginary line drawn from north to south on the earth, from which east and west are measured in degrees on a map
prime meridian: The imaginary line through Greenwich, England, designated as zero degrees longitude
prime meridian: An imaginary line running from north to south through Greenwich, England, used as the reference point for longitude
prime meridian: The meridian found at 0 degrees longitude
prime meridian: An imaginary line running from north to south through Greenwich, England, used to measure longitude The prime meridian is at zero degrees longitude
prime meridian: meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the Greenwich longitude in England)
prime meridian: Meridian of longitude 0 degrees, used as the origin for measurements of longitude The meridian of Greenwich, England, is the internationally accepted prime meridian on most charts However, local or national prime meridians are occasionally used
prime meridian: longitude line; noontime line, the line on which all other time zones are based (Greenwich, England)
prime meridian: The line of longitude passing through Greenwich, England It is 0° and therefore neither east nor west
prime meridian: The line of latitude at 0 degrees longitude
prime meridian: The reference line for Longitude in the Lat/Long grid system All other meridinas of longitude are designated in degrees East or West of the Prime Meridian up to 189° The Prime Meridian is 0° Longitude

meridian

Silbentrennung

Me·rid·i·an

Türkische aussprache

mırîdiın

Synonyme

acme, apex, apogee, crest, culmination, extremity, high noon, high-water mark, peak, pinnacle, zenith

Aussprache

/mərˈədēən/ /mɜrˈɪdiːən/

Etymologie

() From Middle English Old French Latin meridianus (“of or belonging to midday or to the south, southern”) meridies (“midday, the south”), originally *medidies medius (“middle”) + diēs (“day”).

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