meridian

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Related topics: Geography

me·rid·i·an /məˈrɪdiən/ noun

1. [countableC]SG one of the imaginary lines from the North Pole to the South Pole, drawn on a map of the Earth 子午线，经线

2. the meridian technicalSGHA the highest point reached by the Sun or another star, when seen from a point on the Earth’s surface 〔从地球表面某一点观测到的太阳或其他星体达到的〕最高点

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meridian• Even if you are sceptical about meridians, there's no denying that the roller gives an enjoyable massage.• Seventh, there may be blocks to the flow of electrical energy in the acupuncture meridians.• By the late 1870s, the hundredth meridian had been fatefully crossed.• The measurement of longitude meridians, in comparison, is tempered by time.• Ptolemy was free, however, to lay his prime meridian, the zero-degree longitude line, wherever he liked.• The placement of the prime meridian is a purely political decision.• The flows of life energy in the body along the meridians are thus adjusted and balanced at certain very carefully chosen spots.• She marked the meridians, numbered the latitudes and longitudes, and added a curlicue of compass points to make it navigable.

Origin meridian