prime meridian
prime meridian · prime meridians
Гринвичский меридиан
Nullmeridian
The reference line at 0° longitude, passing through Greenwich, England, from which…The reference line at 0° longitude, passing through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is measured.
Meaning
1 sensesThe reference line at 0° longitude, passing through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is measured.
Nullmeridian
Гри́нвичский меридиа́нGrínvičskij meridián
meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the Greenwich longitude in England)
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Forms
plural: prime meridians| Singular | prime meridian |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the meridian passing through Greenwich; was internationally adopted as the earth's zero of longitude in 1884:Greenwich Meridian