meridian

in Vietnamese Đường kinh tuyến, đường xích đạo (trên bản đồ)

BrE /ˈmɛrɪdɪən/ AmE /ˈmɛrɪdɪən/

noun en → vi

1 TIME LINE [singular] C1

Đường kinh tuyến, đường xích đạo (trên bản đồ)

an imaginary line that goes around the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole, passing through a particular place at its highest point in the sky

  • the meridian of somewhere

Collocations prime meridian

  • The prime meridian runs through Greenwich, England.

    Đường kinh tuyến gốc chạy qua Greenwich, Anh.

2 TIME [singular] B1

Trưa, giữa trưa

the middle of the day; noon

  • at midday

Collocations midday sun

  • It was getting close to the meridian.

    Đã gần đến giữa trưa.

3 HEALTH [singular] C1

Sức khỏe, tinh thần minh mẫn

the state of being healthy and strong; vigour or vitality

  • in good health

Collocations peak of one's powers

  • He was at the meridian of his career.

    Ông ấy đang ở đỉnh cao sự nghiệp.