For Meridian we have terms and definitions in 8 topics. The topics are Acupuncture, Astronomy, Cartographic, Climatology, Maps, Nautical, Physical Geography and Real Estate.

Meridian (Acupuncture)

Energy pathways located in the human body that connect acupuncture points and internal organs.

Meridian (Astronomy)

An imaginary line connecting the north and south celestial poles and passing through the zenith. See celestial sphere for a helpful diagram.

Meridian (Cartographic)

Great circle on the surface of the Earth passing through the geographical poles and any given point on the Earth's surface. All points on a given meridian have the same longitude.

Meridian (Climatology)

A imaginary line on the earth's surface passing through both geographic poles and through any given point on the planet, also called a line of longitude

Meridian (Maps)

An imaginary north-south line on the face of the Earth identified or drawn on a map to indicate the relative location of all points along it in a east or west of a principal meridian

Meridian (Nautical)

A longitude line. Meridians are imaginary circles that run through both poles.

Meridian (Physical Geography)

A circular arc that meets at the poles and connects all places of the same longitude.

Meridian (Real Estate)

One of a set of imaginary lines running north and south used by surveyors for reference in locating and describing land under the government survey method of property description.

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