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меридиан meaning in English

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меридиан noun
{m}

longitude [longitudes](imaginary line through North Pole and South Pole)
noun
[UK: ˈlɒn.ɡɪ.tjuːd] [US: ˈlɑːndʒ.ə.tuːd]

meridian [meridians](great circle on the Earth’s surface, passing through the geographic poles)
noun
[UK: mə.ˈrɪ.dɪən] [US: mə.ˈrɪ.diən]

меридианный adjective

meridional(Along a north-south direction, or relative to a meridian; or relating to meridians or a meridian)
adjective
[UK: mə.ˈrɪ.dɪən.l̩] [US: mə.ˈrɪ.dɪən.l̩]

Гринвичский меридиан noun
{m}

prime meridian(reference line)
noun
[UK: praɪm mə.ˈrɪ.dɪən] [US: ˈpraɪm mə.ˈrɪ.diən]