méridien
adjectivecommon noun
Syllable Decomposition
méridienThe 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
german:Meridian
english:meridian
spanish:meridiano
italian:meridiano
japanese:経線