Difference between revisions of "Meridian"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_142984" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_142984" /> == | ||
<p> (1): | <p> (1): (a.) Midday; noon. </p> <p> (2): (a.) Pertaining to the highest point or culmination; as, meridian splendor. </p> <p> (3): (a.) Being at, or pertaining to, midday; belonging to, or passing through, the highest point attained by the sun in his diurnal course. </p> <p> (4): (a.) Hence: The highest point, as of success, prosperity, or the like; culmination. </p> <p> (5): (a.) A great circle of the sphere passing through the poles of the heavens and the zenith of a given place. It is crossed by the sun at midday. </p> <p> (6): (a.) A great circle on the surface of the earth, passing through the poles and any given place; also, the half of such a circle included between the poles. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_50941" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_50941" /> == | ||
Revision as of 11:13, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (a.) Midday; noon.
(2): (a.) Pertaining to the highest point or culmination; as, meridian splendor.
(3): (a.) Being at, or pertaining to, midday; belonging to, or passing through, the highest point attained by the sun in his diurnal course.
(4): (a.) Hence: The highest point, as of success, prosperity, or the like; culmination.
(5): (a.) A great circle of the sphere passing through the poles of the heavens and the zenith of a given place. It is crossed by the sun at midday.
(6): (a.) A great circle on the surface of the earth, passing through the poles and any given place; also, the half of such a circle included between the poles.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
is the technical term for the siesta or noon-day sleep in a convent, allowed to be taken during one hour after hall-time.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [3]
An imaginary great circle passing through the poles at right angles to the equator.
