meridian

英 [məˈrɪdiən]

美 [məˈrɪdiən]

n.  子午线; 经线

复数：meridians　

TOEFL

BNC.22028 / COCA.22120

牛津词典

noun

• 子午线；经线
  one of the lines that is drawn from the North Pole to the South Pole on a map of the world

柯林斯词典

• 子午线;经线
  Ameridianis an imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole. Meridians are drawn on maps to help you describe the position of a place.

双语例句

• Finally it gives the method to solve the equation of orbital curve intersecting meridian at fixed angle.
  最后给出了与子午线交定角的轨线方程的解法。
• The equator and meridian are important quadrants of our earth.
  赤道、本初子午线是地球重要的经纬线。
• The Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yangming and the Spleen Meridian of Foot-Taiyin are very important meridians of the Fourteen Meridians.
  足太阴脾经和足阳明胃经是十四经中非常重要的两条经脉。
• The treatment combined ocular acupuncture therapy with the relation of entrails and meridian could investigate senile dementia coursed by the variation of organ and meridian.
  结合眼针疗法与中医脏腑和经络的关系，可以更深入地研究由于部分脏器和经络发生变化而引发的老年性痴呆这一病症。
• A meridian that passes through the observer's zenith.
  穿过观测者顶点的子午线。
• Meridian Massage: You can massage with the liver bile.
  经络按摩：可以按摩胆经与肝经。
• All points on the same meridian have the same longitude.
  经线上所有的点都具有同一经度。
• Objective: The essence of the meridian.
  目的：经络的本质。
• It was main theoretical basis that Nejing recorded the meridians'relation between kidney and lung, meridian syndrome;
  《内经》有关肾与肺经脉联系及经脉病候的记载是肾主纳气的重要理论基础；
• Yes this is the* is the prime meridian if you like.
  是的，这就是本初子午线，它把地球分为东半球和西半球。