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meridional |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Meridional \Me*rid"i*o*nal\, a. [F. m['e]ridional, L. meridionalis fr meridies midday. See {Meridian}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the meridian. 2. Having a southern aspect; southern; southerly. Offices that require heat . . . should be meridional. --Sir H. Wotton. {Meridional distance}, the distance or departure from the meridian; the easting or westing. {Meridional parts}, parts of the meridian in Mercator's projection, corresponding to each minute of latitude from the equator up to 70 or 80 degrees; tabulated numbers representing these parts used in projecting charts, and in solving cases in Mercator's sailing. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: meridional adj 1: of or relating to a meridian 2: located in the south or characteristic of southern people or places
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