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Detailed Translations for meridian from English to French

meridian:

meridian [the ~] noun

  1. the meridian (circle of longitude)
    le méridien

Translation Matrix for meridian:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
méridien circle of longitude; meridian
- line of longitude
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- prime

Related Words for "meridian":

  • meridians

Synonyms for "meridian":


Related Definitions for "meridian":

  1. being at the best stage of development1
  2. of or happening at noon1
    • meridian hour1
  3. an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator1
    • all points on the same meridian have the same longitude1

Wiktionary Translations for meridian:

meridian
noun
  1. imaginary great circle on the Earth's surface
meridian
noun
  1. astro|fr plan passant par la verticale d’un lieu et parallèle à l’axe de rotation de la Terre, ligne passant par un lieu et les pôles.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
meridian longitude LängengradMeridian einer bestimmten geographischen Länge
meridian méridien MeridianGeografie: Halbkreis auf der Erdoberfläche, der die beiden Pole verbindet und somit orthogonal zum Äquator verläuft