Thesaurus: meridional

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1. a. Of or pertaining to the meridian.
2. a. Having a southern aspect; southern; southerly.
3. adj. of or relating to a meridian
4. adj. located in the south or characteristic of southern people or places
5. 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.
6. j:100 a. of or relating to a meridian s. located in the south or characteristic of southern people or places