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antimeridians

antimeridians is the plural of antimeridian.

Meaning of antimeridian

Noun

antimeridian (plural antimeridians)

  1. The reference line at 180° longitude, on the opposite side of earth to the prime meridian.
    • On the opposite side of the Earth from Greenwich is the antimeridian, a line of longitude that is 180° both east and west of the prime meridian. It cuts through parts of eastern Russia, the Fiji Islands and the middle of the Pacific Ocean.2015, Simon Guerrier, Dr. Marek Kukula, The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who, Random House, →ISBN
  2. A meridian of longitude opposite to any given meridian used as a point of reference.
    • 123° west is the antimeridian of the 57° east meridian.

Questions about antimeridians

What is antimeridians the plural of?
Antimeridians is the plural of antimeridian.

Words near antimeridians in the dictionary

  1. antimeres
  2. antimerger
  3. antimeria
  4. antimeric
  5. antimeridian
  6. antimeridians
  7. antimerism
  8. antimerit
  9. antimeritocracy
  10. antimeritocratic
  11. antimers

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