Synonyms of meridian
17 similar words
Another word for meridian is noontide. Other synonyms of meridian are 12 o'clock, 12 noon, 12 p.m., high noon and midday.
Synonyms and similar words for meridian
nounMidday, noon.
- noontideMidday, noon.
- 12 o'clock
- 12 noon
- 12 p.m.
- high noonExactly noon; midday (when the sun is at its highest).
- middayNoon; twelve o'clock during the day.
- noon
- noonday
- noontime
- noon-timeNoontide; noon; the middle of the day.
- sextNoon, reckoned as the sixth hour of daylight.
- twelve
- undern dialectalSynonym of noon: the sixth hour of daylight (12 pm).
- meridiem rare
- nones obsolete
- undermeal obsolete
- undertide obsoleteSynonym of undern: originally terce and the morning, later (UK dialect obsolete) noon and the early afternoon.
Meaning of meridian
- 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.
- 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.
- noun The place on the celestial meridian where it is crossed by the sun or a star at its highest point.
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Questions about synonyms of meridian
- What is another word for meridian?
- Meridian has 17 synonyms on Word.ws, such as noontide, 12 o'clock, 12 noon, 12 p.m., high noon, midday, noon and noonday.
- What does meridian mean?
- 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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