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meridian in Persian

نصفالنهار nesf-ol-nahâr

/məˈɹɪ.dɪ.ən/US/məˈɹɪ.di.ən/

meridian in Persian: نصفالنهار (nesf-ol-nahâr), نیمروزان (nimruzân), مریدین (meridiyan). In English, meridian means in full celestial meridian: a great circle passing through the poles of the celestial sphere and the zenith for a particular point on the Earth's surface.

Persian words for meridian

great circle on the Earth’s surface, passing through the geographic poles
نصفالنهار nesf-ol-nahâr, نیمروزان nimruzân
any of the pathways on the body along which life force is thought to flow
مریدین meridiyan

English meaning of meridian

  1. noun In full celestial meridian: a great circle passing through the poles of the celestial sphere and the zenith for a particular point on the Earth's surface.
  2. noun In full terrestrial meridian: a great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles (the terrestrial North Pole and South Pole); also, half of such a circle extending from pole to pole, all points of which have the same longitude.
  3. noun The place on the celestial meridian where it is crossed by the sun or a star at its highest point.
  4. noun The highest or most developed point, or most splendid stage, of something; culmination, peak, zenith.

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Questions about meridian in Persian

What is the meaning of meridian in Persian?
Meridian in Persian is نصفالنهار (nesf-ol-nahâr), نیمروزان (nimruzân), مریدین (meridiyan).
معنی meridian چیست؟
Meridian: نصفالنهار (nesf-ol-nahâr), نیمروزان (nimruzân), مریدین (meridiyan).
What does meridian mean in English?
Meridian means in full celestial meridian: a great circle passing through the poles of the celestial sphere and the zenith for a particular point on the Earth's surface.

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