méridien

adjectivecommon noun

Syllable Decomposition

ridien

The adjective is attested in Old French in the form diable meridien ("demon of noon"); (1377) the noun appears in the form meridian ("imaginary half-circle passing through the poles") in Oresme, in the book Le Livre du Ciel et du Monde.

Definition

astronomiegéographie

Antonyms

parallèlepremier vertical

Feminine

méridienne

Plural

méridiens

Hyperonym

grand cercle

Translations

  • germangerman:Meridian
  • englishenglish:meridian
  • spanishspanish:meridiano
  • italianitalian:meridiano
  • japanesejapanese:経線

See also