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单词 meridian
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meridian
noun[C]
uk
/məˈrɪd.i.ən/us
/məˈrɪd.i.ən/
animaginarylinebetween theNorthPoleand theSouthPole,drawnonmapstohelpto show thepositionof aplace:
子午线，经线
Theprimemeridian oflongitudeis in Greenwich, London.本初子午线位于伦敦南部的格林尼治。
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(Definition ofmeridianfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

meridian| American Dictionary

meridian
noun[C]
us
/məˈrɪd·i·ən/
earth science
animaginarylinethatpassesfrom theNorthPoleto theSouthPolethrough anyplaceon thesurfaceof theearth, used to show thepositionofplaceson amap
(Definition ofmeridianfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmeridian

meridian
This intersection is an arc of a great circle whose endpoints lie on thismeridian.
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At 35-deg eccentricity, the acuity asymmetry along the horizontalmeridianwas maintained with acuity for both significantly higher in the nasal retina.
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Each half eye was halved again on the horizontalmeridian.
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Consistent with the physiology in cat retina, the periphery effect in humans also crosses over the ver ticalmeridian.
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Representations of the zero meridians and the visual periphery were only clearly established for the lower visual field.
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Figure 7 sketches a dome, a small patch is isolated by neighbouring meridians and parallel circles.
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The observatory's orientation is linked to that of the heavens, with the principal axis of the tower aligned north-south following the plane of themeridian.
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Each monocular zone corresponds to a 5-deg sector along the lower ver ticalmeridian, extending into the ipsilateral visual field.
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However, the effect is small and the test spot must be in close proximity to the ver ticalmeridianfor it to be observed.
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We observed a density gradient along the dorsal-ventralmeridian.
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This allows determining the orientation of the robot with respect to the solar-antisolarmeridianover extended periods of time.
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The ratio of ver ticalmeridianto horizontalmeridianwas 1.14:1.
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For all donors, open symbols are data from the horizontalmeridian, closed circles are from the verticalmeridian.
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In subsequent sections, we will consider transversal meridians of the boundary of contact solid tori.
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In the case of large motions that did not follow meridians, however, it could not be met, thus some distortion was inevitable.
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