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1 meridian
[mə'rɪdɪən] 1.1) geogr. astr. mat. meridiano m.2) fig. (peak) culmine m., apogeo m.2.modificatore [ time] meridiano* * *[mə'ridiən](an imaginary line on the earth's surface passing through the poles and any given place; any line of longitude.) meridiano* * *meridian /məˈrɪdɪən/A n.2 (fig.) apice; apogeo; culmineB a.2 (fig.) eccelso; culminante; che è all'apogeo● meridian of Greenwich (o Greenwich meridian), meridiano fondamentale ( di Greenwich) □ (naut.) meridian sailing, navigazione per meridiano.* * *[mə'rɪdɪən] 1.1) geogr. astr. mat. meridiano m.2) fig. (peak) culmine m., apogeo m.2.modificatore [ time] meridiano
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