Hypertext Webster Gateway: "meridional"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Meridional \Me*rid"i*o*nal\, a. [F. m['e]ridional, L.
meridionalis, fr. meridies midday. See {Meridian}.]
1. Of or pertaining to the meridian.

2. Having a southern aspect; southern; southerly.

Offices that require heat . . . should be
meridional. --Sir H.
Wotton.

{Meridional distance}, the distance or departure from the
meridian; the easting or westing.

{Meridional parts}, parts of the meridian in Mercator's
projection, corresponding to each minute of latitude from
the equator up to 70 or 80 degrees; tabulated numbers
representing these parts used in projecting charts, and in
solving cases in Mercator's sailing.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

meridional
adj 1: of or relating to a meridian
2: located in the south or characteristic of southern people or
places


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