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View definitions for prime meridian

prime meridian

noun as in base of longitudinal lines

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But it is our simple duty, in our present judicial capacity, to examine the question of a prime meridian from all points of view.

You have met to discuss and consider the important question of a prime meridian for all nations.

We may then say that, from a purely scientific point of view, any meridian may be taken as the prime meridian.

My honorable friend, Mr. Rutherfurd, says that from the time the prime meridian was chosen it would cease to be neutral.

We must know how far other places are from the prime meridian, and for that reason it is necessary that it should be on land.

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On this page you'll find 2 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to prime meridian, such as: greenwich longitude, and zero meridian.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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