line of longitude
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator
all points on the same meridian have the same longitude
Types & categories
- great circle hypernym
- observer's meridian hyponym
- prime meridian hyponym
- magnetic meridian hyponym
- dateline instance hyponym
Related & opposite
- meridional derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | meridional |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | great circle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | observer's meridian |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | prime meridian |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | magnetic meridian |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | dateline |