meridiaan — meaning in English

English meaning

• line noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
• longitude noun The angular distance of a place east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees.
• meridian noun An imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole, used to measure longitude.

Senses

meridiaan is used for these senses in English:

• line (geography) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
• longitude (geography, astronomy) Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole.
• meridian (also, geography) In full terrestrial meridian: a great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles (the terrestrial North Pole and South Pole); also, half of such a circle extending from pole to pole, all points of which have the same longitude. [from 14th c.]

line — full definition

1. noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
2. noun A row or sequence of people, things, or words, one after another.
3. verb To arrange people or things in a row, or to form such a row.
4. verb To cover the inside surface of something with a layer of material.
5. noun A telephone or other communication connection.

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