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Webster 1913 Edition
Meridional
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Meridional
MERID'IONAL
,Adj.
1.
Southern.2.
Southerly; having a southern aspect.Meridional distance is the departure from the meridian, or easting or westing.
Definition 2024
méridional
méridional
See also: meridional
French
Adjective
méridional m (feminine singular méridionale, masculine plural méridionaux, feminine plural méridionales)