meridian
n. 子午圈; 子午线; 顶点; (权力,成就等的)全盛时期
A meridian is an imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole. Meridians are drawn on maps to help you describe the position of a place.
1. an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator;
1. of or happening at noon;
All places on the same meridian have the same longitude.
在同一子午线上的地方都有相同的经度.
He is now at the meridian of his intellectual power.
他现在正值智力全盛期.
Terrestrial longitude is measured in degrees east or west of the Greenwich meridian.
地球的经度是用格林尼治子午线向东或向西的度数来表示的.
He was at the meridian of his power then.
那时他获得了最高权力.
Every place on the same meridian has the same longitude.
同一经线上的地方其经度相同.