PRIME MERIDIAN

Meaning of PRIME MERIDIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: circa 1859

: the meridian of 0 degrees longitude which runs through the original site of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England, and from which other longitudes are reckoned

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PRIME MERIDIAN — noun Date: circa 1859 the meridian of 0 degrees longitude which runs through the original site of the Royal Observatory …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PRIME MERIDIAN — noun : the meridian of 0 degrees longitude which runs through the original site of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRIME MERIDIAN — the meridian running through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is reckoned. [ 1860-65 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRIME MERIDIAN — longitude line; noontime line, the line on which all other time zones are based (Greenwich, England)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PRIME MERIDIAN — Function: noun Date: circa 1859 : the meridian of 0 degrees longitude which runs through the original site of the …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PRIME MERIDIAN — [prime meridian] n (ca. 1859): the meridian of 0 degrees longitude which runs through the original site of the Royal …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PRIME MERIDIAN — Prime Me.rid.i.an /ˌ..ˈ.../ BrE AmE the imaginary line drawn from north to south on the earth, from which east and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRIME MERIDIAN — An imaginary line running from north to south through Greenwich, England, used as the reference point for longitude.
English Glossary Of Geography
PRIME MERIDIAN — нулевой меридиан (география) нулевой меридиан
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRIME MERIDIAN — Гринвичский меридиан
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PRIME MERIDIAN — геогр. нулевой меридиан
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PRIME MERIDIAN — нулевой меридиан
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PRIME MERIDIAN — геогр. нулевой меридиан
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PRIME MERIDIAN — геогр. нулевой меридиан
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PRIME MERIDIAN — нулевой меридиан
Англо-Русский физический словарь
PRIME MERIDIAN — начальный меридиан нулевой меридиан первый меридиан
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
PRIME MERIDIAN — первый меридиан
Англо-Русский морской словарь
PRIME MERIDIAN — нулевой меридиан (география) нулевой меридиан
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRIME — adj first, prime; numero prime prime number; materias prime raw materials; a prime vista at first sight; de prime ordine …
Interlingua English vocab
MERIDIAN — adj meridian
Interlingua English vocab
MERIDIAN — ~ (-al)
English interlingue dictionary
PRIME — I. ˈprīm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English prīm, from Latin prima ( hora ) first …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MERIDIAN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRIME — (a.) First in excellence; of highest quality; as, prime wheat; a prime quality of cloth.
Английский словарь Webster
MERIDIAN — (a.) Pertaining to the highest point or culmination; as, meridian splendor.
Английский словарь Webster
PRIME — ( a. ) First in excellence; of highest quality; as, prime wheat; a prime quality of cloth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MERIDIAN — ( a. ) Pertaining to the highest point or culmination; as, meridian splendor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRIME — — primeness , n. /pruym/ , adj., n., v., primed, priming . adj. 1. of the first importance; demanding the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MERIDIAN
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MERIDIAN — adj. of the afternoon; of or pertaining to a meridian; pertaining to a time of greatest prosperity
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MERIDIAN — n. circle circumscribing the earth that passes through the poles; longitudinal half of the earth (from one pole to the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PRIME — I. ˈprīm noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English prīm, from Latin prima hora first hour Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MERIDIAN — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French meridien, from meridien of noon, from Latin meridianus, from meridies noon, south, irregular from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRIME — adj lecherous; lustful; lewd. 2. prime ·adj to mark with a prime mark. 3. prime ·adj to trim or prune, …
Webster English vocab
MERIDIAN — adj midday; noon. 2. meridian ·adj pertaining to the highest point or culmination; as, meridian splendor. 3. meridian ·adj hence: …
Webster English vocab
PRIME — [prime] n [ME, fr. OE prim, fr. L prima hora first hour] (bef. 12c) 1 a often cap: the second …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MERIDIAN — [me.rid.i.an] n [ME, fr. MF meridien, fr. meridien of noon, fr. L meridianus, fr. meridies noon, south, irreg. fr. medius …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MERIDIAN — imaginary northsouth line on the Earth's surface that connects both geographic poles; it is used to indicate longitude. The 40th …
Britannica English vocabulary
MERIDIAN — city, seat of Lauderdale county, eastern Mississippi, U.S., lying 95 mi (153 km) east of Jackson. Settlement began in 1854 …
Britannica English vocabulary
PRIME — prime, Prime BrE AmE praɪm —in the phrase prime minister also ( ˌ ) praɪ ▷ primed praɪmd ▷ primes …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MERIDIAN — meridian BrE AmE mə ˈrɪd i‿ən mɪ- ▷ meridian|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PRIME — / praɪm; NAmE / adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective [ only before noun ] 1. main; most important; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRIME — I. prime 1 AC /praɪm/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MERIDIAN — me ‧ rid ‧ i ‧ an /məˈrɪdiən/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRIME — adj. & n. --adj. 1 chief, most important (the prime agent; the prime motive). 2 (esp. of cattle and provisions) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRIME — adj. & n. adj. 1 chief, most important (the prime agent; the prime motive). 2 (esp. of cattle and provisions) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRIME — 1. adj. & n. --adj. 1. chief, most important (the prime agent; the prime motive). 2 (esp. of cattle and …
Oxford English vocab
PRIME — ( primes, priming, primed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MERIDIAN — ( meridians) A meridian is an imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole. Meridians are drawn on …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRIME — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a classic/perfect/prime example (= very typical ) ▪ This is a classic example of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MERIDIAN — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ By the late 1870s, the hundredth meridian had been fatefully crossed. ▪ Even if you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRIME — (PREPARE) [verb] [T] - to prepare (something) so that it is ready for the next stage in a processTo prime …
Cambridge English vocab
MERIDIAN — [noun] [C] - an imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole, drawn on maps to help to …
Cambridge English vocab
MERIDIAN — Synonyms and related words : Antarctic Zone, Arctic Circle, Arctic Zone, Frigid Zones, Lambert conformal projection, Mercator projection, Miller projection, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRIME — Bang up. Quite the thing. Excellent. Well done. She's a prime piece; she is very skilful in the venereal act. …
Slang English vocab
PRIME — n. 25B6; adjective his prime reason for leaving : MAIN, chief, key, primary, central, principal, foremost, first, most important, paramount, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRIME — adj. 1 See primary, 1, above. 2 best, foremost, chief; first-rate, first-class, choice, select, superior, pre-eminent, leading, ranking, predominant, unparalleled, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MERIDIAN — A name for a line of longitude that connects the geographic north and south poles. The 0 degree meridian (that …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
PRIME — 1. сущ. 1) начало а)утренние часы, рассвет б) начальная стадия (чего-л.); начальный этап (процесса) в) поэт.; перен. весна; молодость 2) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MERIDIAN — 1. сущ. 1) геогр. меридиан 2) зенит а) верхняя точка пересечения отвесной линии с небесной сферой Syn : zenith б) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRIME — prime.ogg _I 1. praım n 1. 1> начало, начальный период 2> поэт. весна ( тж. the prime of the year) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PRIME — 1) грунтовой 2) заполнить 3) заполнять 4) затравливать 5) захлебывание 6) нагрунтовать 7) насыщенный 8) первичный 9) первоначальный 10) прим 11) примарный 12) простое число 13) простой 14) химсредство 15) штрих 16) элементарный • absolutely prime ideal …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MERIDIAN — 1) меридиан 2) меридианный 3) меридиональный 4) пассажный 5) плоскомеридианный 6) полуденный • be drawn out of meridian — выходить из меридиан curvature of a meridian — кривизна …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MERIDIAN — meridian сущ.1) геогр. меридиан 2) зенит а) верхняя точка пересечения отвесной линии с небесной сферой Syn:zenith б) перен. период расцвета, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary

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