Word Meaning

Meaning of meridian

- Being at, or pertaining to, midday; belonging to, or passing through, the highest point attained by the sun in his diurnal course.
- Pertaining to the highest point or culmination; as, meridian splendor.
- Midday; noon.
- Hence: The highest point, as of success, prosperity, or the like; culmination.
- 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.
- 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.

Crossword clue for meridian

- A conclusion
- Great circle of earth
- Highest point
- Line of longitude