prime meridian
Definitions
The reference line at 0° longitude, passing through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is measured.
Equivalents
11 more languages
Suominollameridiaani
हिन्दीप्रधान मध्याह्न रेखा
Magyarkezdő délkör
Italianomeridiano zero
Nederlandsnulmeridiaan
Românăprimul meridian
Русскийгринвичский меридиан
Svenskanollmeridian
Tiếng Việtkinh tuyến gốc
Examples
“Other prime meridians were presented as candidates for the world's baseline: Jerusalem; Ferro; Kamchatka; the mid-Atlantic; the Bering Strait; and Greenwich's antimeridian.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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