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Definition of Meridionally
1. adv. In the direction of the meridian.
Definition of Meridionally
1. Adverb. In a meridional manner ¹
2. Adverb. With regard to, or in the direction of a meridian ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Meridionally
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Meridionally
Literary usage of Meridionally
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Geologisches Zentralblatt (1908)
"The Nang-nim-san range (1000 - 1400 m), the prolongation of the Ihai-paik-san
range already cited, runs almost meridionally across the middle of the plateau ..."
2. World-life; Or, Comparative Geology by Alexander Winchell (1888)
"The tidal wave would be an immense swell of the liquid portion stretching
meridionally from high northern to high southern latitudes. ..."
3. A Manual of Practical Normal Histology by Theophil Mitchell Prudden (1893)
"... or lens-fibres, which running meridionally, and joined by inter-fibrillar
cement substance make up the greater part of the body of the lens. ..."
4. Elementary Lessons in Zoology: A Guide in Studying Animal Life and Structure by James George Needham (1895)
"In segmentation, a groove first appears at the formative pole, extends meridionally
... and extends meridionally around the two cells at right angles to ..."
5. A Text-book of Histology and Microscopic Anatomy of the Human Body by Ladislaus Szymonowicz, John Bruce MacCallum (1902)
"262) consists of seventy to eighty ridge-like processes running meridionally (processus
ciliares). These are arranged around the lens, and are about 2 mm. ..."
6. The Ocean: Its Tides and Currents and Their Causes by William Leighton Jordan (1873)
"... be over the poles of the former axis: and those oceans would be separated
meridionally by a belt of land lying along the line of the former equator. ..."
7. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Position in the south; aspect toward the south. meridionally ... doe place their
beds from north to south, and delight to sleep meridionally. Sir T. Browne. ..."
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