| meridian | 1. Midday; noon. 2. Hence: The highest point, as of success, prosperity, or the like; culmination. "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) 3. <astronomy> 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. 4. <geography> 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. 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. Calculated for, or fitted to, or adapted to, the meridian of, suited to the local circumstances, capabilities, or special requirements of. "All other knowledge merely serves the concerns of this life, and is fitted to the meridian thereof." (Sir M. Hale) First 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, 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. 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. <astronomy> Meridian circle, 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. Origin: F. Meridien. See Meridian. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| meridian of cornea | Any line bisecting the cornea through its apex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meridiani | Plural of meridianus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meridiani bulbi oculi | Lines surrounding the surface of the eyeball passing through both anterior and posterior poles. Synonym: meridiani bulbi oculi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meridians | Classical loci in acupuncture. They are main and collateral channels, regarded as a network of passages, through which vital energy circulates and along which acupoints (acupuncture points) are distributed. The meridians are a series of 14 lines upon which more than 400 acupoints are located on the body. (12 Dec 1998) |
| meridians of eye | Lines surrounding the surface of the eyeball passing through both anterior and posterior poles. Synonym: meridiani bulbi oculi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meridianus | Synonym: meridian, meridian. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
Synonyms : Luo, Jing
| meridia´ni bul´bi o´culi |
[TA] meridians of eyeball: imaginary lines encircling the eyeball, marking the intersection with its surface of planes passing through its anteroposterior axis.
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| meridian |
1. an imaginary line on the surface of a spherical body; see also meridianus. 2. in acupuncture, a system of 20 lines (12 principal and 8 collateral) connecting acupoints and regarded as channels through which qi flows.
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| meridianus |
pl. meridia´ni [L., from medius middle + dies day] an imaginary line on the surface of a spherical body, marking the intersection with the surface of a plane passing through its axis. Called also meridian.
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| meridian of eye |
A circle passing through anterior and posterior poles of the eyeball.
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| Meridia | an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator |
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| Meridia | of or happening at noon |
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