“meridian”

Definitions

• noun

  a town in eastern Mississippi

  Synonyms: acmatic, acme, apex, aphelion, apical, apogee, atlas, brow, cap, capital, cartographer, cartography

• adjective

  of or happening at noon

  • Example:“meridian hour”

• adjective

  being at the best stage of development

  Synonyms: prime

  • Example:“our manhood's prime vigor”

• noun

  the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

  Synonyms: acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top

  • Example:“His landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty.”
  • Example:“The artist's gifts are at their acme.”

• noun

  an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator

  Synonyms: line of longitude

  • Example:“All points on the same meridian have the same longitude.”