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Definition of Prime meridian

1. Noun. Meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the Greenwich longitude in England).

Definition of Prime meridian

1. Noun. The reference line at 0° longitude, passing through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is measured. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Prime Meridian

Literary usage of Prime meridian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of Collections of Treaties: And of Collections Relating to Treaties by Denys Peter Myers (1922)
"INTERNATIONAL conférence held at Washington for thé purpose of fixing a prime meridian and a universal day, October 1884. Protocols of thé proceedings. ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1884)
"Strachey said that the conference at Rome had concluded that a prime meridian must pass through an observatory of the first order; and only those of Berlin, ..."

3. The First Book of World Law: A Compilation of the International Conventions by Raymond Landon Bridgman (1911)
"On the invitation of the United States, an international conference was held in Washington " for the purpose of fixing a prime meridian and a universal day. ..."

4. The First Book of World Law: A Compilation of the International Conventions by Raymond Landon Bridgman, World Peace Foundation (1911)
"On the invitation of the United States, an international conference was held in Washington " for the purpose of fixing a prime meridian and a universal day. ..."

5. Draft Outlines of an International Code by David Dudley Field (1876)
"The meridian of Greenwich to be the prime meridian. 518. Maps, charts, nautical tables, &c., how to be prepared. 519. Public vessels to be furnished with ..."

6. Draft Outlines of an International Code by David Dudley Field (1872)
"... and written instruments, how to be understood. 523. Divisions of the year. 524. The day defined. The meridian of Greenwich to be the prime meridian. ..."

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