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What is the noun for meridian?

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meridian
  1. (geography) An imaginary great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles.
  2. Either half of such a great circle, all points of which have the same longitude.
  3. (astronomy) A great circle passing through the poles of the celestial sphere and the zenith for a particular observer.
  4. (mathematics) A similar line on any general surface of revolution.
  5. (traditional Chinese medicine) Any of the pathways on the body along which the vital energy is thought to flow and, therefore, the acupoints are distributed.
  6. The highest point, as of success, prosperity, etc.; culmination.
  7. (printing, US, dated) The size of type between double great primer and canon, standardized as 44-point.
  8. Synonyms:
      9. peak, pinnacle, zenith, apex, climax, height, summit, top, apogee, culmination, acme, crest, crown, sum, capstone, crescendo, head, extremity, noon, noontime, high noon, high point, tip-top, high-water mark, ne plus ultra, highest point, crowning point, maximum, vertex, limit, highlight, high water mark, greatest, superlative, apotheosis, tip, prime, perfection, utmost, best, high spot, crowning moment, highest level, ultimate, roof, optimum, ascendancy, max, flower, tops … more
  9. Examples:
      10. “And from that full meridian of my glory, I haste now to my setting.”
meridionality
  1. The state of being in the meridian.
  2. Position in the south; aspect toward the south.
meridional
  1. An inhabitant of a southern region, especially the south of France.
meridionals
  1. plural of meridional
meridians
  1. plural of meridian
  2. Synonyms:
      3. peaks, pinnacles, zeniths, apices, climaxes, height, summits, tops, apogees, culmination, acmes, crests, crowns, sums, capstones, crescendos, head, extremities, noon, noontimes, high noons, high points, tip-tops, high-water marks, ne plus ultras, maxima, vertices, limits, superlatives, highlights, apotheoses, tips, primes, utmost, high spots, best, perfection, flowers, maxes, roofs, ascendancies, finales, payoffs, ultimates, consummation, optima, upper limits, dreams come true, denouements, tiptops … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “In this projection the meridians are vertical and parallels having increased spacing in proportion to the secant of the latitude.”
      “Snell studied the loxodrome, the path on the sphere that makes constant angle with the meridians.”
      “A world known only to her and one in which mice and birds have etched meridians and longitudes, mapping her territory.”
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