单词 | meridionality |
释义 | meridionalityn. rare. The state of being on the meridian or aligned with a meridian; north–south orientation. Also: †southerly position or aspect (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > geodetic references > [noun] > meridian > state of being on or aligned with the meridian meridionality1664 the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > South > [noun] > quality summer?1440 meridionality1664 southernness1835 southness1930 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. iii. 166 So that in process of time it is very probable it [sc. the magnetical needle] will come to an exact Meridionality. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Meridionality, it's Scituation in Respect to the Meridian, or the Scituation of its meridian. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Meridionality, position in the South; aspect towards the South. 1973 Nature 30 Mar. 295/1 During the present period of meridional global circulation the specific tendency over the European Arctic and sub-Arctic seas has been towards northerly meridionality and climatic deterioration... The increased northerly airflow has been held responsible..for the extension of sea ice to the north Icelandic coast. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1664 |
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