meridional
[muh-rid-ee-uh-nl]
- of, relating to, or resembling a meridian.
- characteristic of the south or of people inhabiting the south, especially of France.
- southern; southerly.
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- an inhabitant of the south, especially the south of France.
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Origin of meridional
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From this log subtract the log of difference of meridional parts.
Lectures in NavigationErnest Gallaudet Draper
The meridional hoops are covered with lances, white or coloured.
The Pyrotechnist's TreasuryThomas Kentish
The pores are so disposed in meridional rows that the crests between the rows converge towards the two poles of the sagittal axis.
Took a meridional observation, and the altitude of the mountain.
Here the 10th house is at once seen to be on the meridional line.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)Geoffrey Chaucer
meridional
- along, relating to, or resembling a meridian
- characteristic of or located in the south, esp of Europe
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- an inhabitant of the south, esp of France
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Word Origin
C14: from Late Latin merīdiōnālis southern; see meridian; for form, compare septentriōnālis septentrional
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meridional
(mə-rĭd′ē-ə-nəl)- Of or relating to meridians or a meridian.
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meridional
[mə-rĭd′ē-ə-nəl]
- Of or relating to meridians or a meridian.
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