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Meridian

Meridian or a meridian line (from Latin meridies via Old French meridiane, meaning “midday”) may refer to

Science

  • Meridian (astronomy), imaginary circle in a plane perpendicular to the planes of the celestial equator and horizon
    • Central meridian (planets)
  • Meridian (geography), a longitude line, i.e. a line of constant longitude, or in other words an imaginary arc on the Earth's surface from the North Pole to the South Pole
    • Meridian arc, the distance between two points with the same longitude
    • Prime meridian, origin of longitudes
    • Principal meridian, arbitrary meridians used as references in land surveying
  • Meridian line, used with a gnomon to measure solar elevation and time of year
  • Autonomous sensory meridian response, a static-like or tingling sensation on the skin

Places

Cities and towns

  • Meridian, California (disambiguation), U.S., multiple California towns named Meridian
  • Meridian, Colorado, U.S.
  • Meridian Village, Colorado, U.S.
  • Meridian, Florida, U.S.
  • Meridian, Georgia, U.S.
  • Meridian, Idaho, U.S.
  • Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
  • Meridian, Nebraska, U.S.
  • Meridian, New York, U.S.
  • Meridian, Oklahoma (disambiguation), U.S., multiple Oklahoma towns named Meridian
  • Meridian, Pennsylvania, U.S.
  • Meridian, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
  • Meridian, Texas, U.S.

Townships

  • Meridian Township, Clinton County, Illinois, U.S.
  • Meridian Charter Township, Michigan, U.S.

Buildings

  • Meridian (Amtrak station), or Union Station, Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
  • Meridian Mall, Meridian Township, Michigan, U.S.
  • Meridian Mall, Dunedin, New Zealand
  • Meridian Hall (Washington, D.C.), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C., U.S.
  • Meridian Manor, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C., U.S.
  • Meridian Mansions, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C., U.S.

Other places

  • Lake Meridian, Kent, Washington, U.S.
  • Meridian Creek, a stream in Alaska, U.S.
  • Meridian Glacier, Graham Land, Antarctica
  • Meridian Peak, Eagles Nest Wilderness, near Vail, Colorado, U.S.
  • Meridian Plantation, a quail-hunting plantation in Leon County, Florida, U.S., established in 1915

Arts and entertainment

Print

  • Meridian (novel), 1976 novel by Alice Walker
  • Meridian (comics), 2000–2004 comic book series published by CrossGen
  • Meridian (W.I.T.C.H.), a fictional realm in the Italian comic book series W.I.T.C.H.
  • Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism (est. 2000), an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed feminist journal

Film and television

  • Meridian: Kiss of the Beast, 1990 horror and romance film directed by Charles Band
  • "Meridian" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), 1994 episode of the series
  • "Meridian" (Stargate SG-1), 2002 episode of the series
  • Meridian (film), 2016 film noir thriller directed by Curtis Clark
  • ITV Meridian (formerly Meridian Broadcasting), ITV station for the south and south-east of England

Music

  • Meridian Records, record label
  • Meridian Dawn, modern death metal band
  • Meridian Green, California-based folk musician
  • Meridian, 1997 album by Ian Pooley
  • Meridian (Miriam Yeung album), 2007 album by Miriam Young
  • Meridian (album), 2012 album by Pinegrove
  • "Meridian", 2017 song by Odesza from A Moment Apart

Other art

  • Meridian (Hepworth), 1960 bronze sculpture by British artist Barbara Hepworth

Business

  • Meridian Audio, British manufacturer of audio equipment
  • Meridian Credit Union, credit union based in Ontario, Canada
  • Meridian Energy, New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company
  • Nortel Meridian, popular PBX telephone system

Education

  • Meridian High School (disambiguation)
  • Meridian Technology Center, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States

Transportation

  • Meridian (train), British Rail Class 222 trains
  • Meridian (commuter rail), former commuter rail service in Germany operated by the Bayerische Oberlandbahn
  • MS Meridian, cruise ship constructed in 1961
  • Meridian (shipwreck), sunken schooner in Lake Michigan
  • Piper Meridian, turboprop model of the Piper PA-46 aircraft
  • Meridian LRT station, an LRT station on the Punggol LRT line East Loop in Singapore
  • Meridian Airways, a defunct Ghanaian airline

Other

  • Bill Meridian (fl. 1972–1983), a financial astrologer
  • Meridian (Chinese medicine), traditional Chinese medical theory, often employed in acupuncture
  • Meridian (horse), American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of 1911 Kentucky Derby
  • Meridian (Nosgoth), the capitol of Nosgoth in Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain
  • Meridian (perimetry, visual field), polar coordinate system for the visual field
  • Meridian (satellite), a series of Russian military communications satellites
  • Meridian F.C., English non-league football club
  • Meridian Hospital, a private hospital in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
  • Meridian Lossless Packing, a lossless audio compression technique used in DVD-Audio, HD DVD, and many Blu-ray discs

See also

  • Meridian 59, online game
  • Meridian Hill Park, a park in Washington D.C., U.S.
  • One Meridian Plaza, an office building that burned down in 1991 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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