Meridian
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Earth science
- Meridian (astronomy)Meridian (astronomy)This article is about the astronomical concept. For other uses of the word, see Meridian.In the sky, a meridian is an imaginary great circle on the celestial sphere. It passes through the north point on the horizon, through the celestial pole, up to the zenith, through the south point on the...
, imaginary circle in a plane perpendicular to the planes of the celestial equator and horizon - Meridian (geography)Meridian (geography)A meridian is an imaginary line on the Earth's surface from the North Pole to the South Pole that connects all locations along it with a given longitude. The position of a point along the meridian is given by its latitude. Each meridian is perpendicular to all circles of latitude...
, an imaginary arc on the Earth's surface from the North Pole to the South Pole - Meridian arcMeridian arcIn geodesy, a meridian arc measurement is a highly accurate determination of the distance between two points with the same longitude. Two or more such determinations at different locations then specify the shape of the reference ellipsoid which best approximates the shape of the geoid. This...
United States geography
- Meridian, CaliforniaMeridian, CaliforniaMeridian is a census-designated place in Sutter County, California. Meridian sits at an elevation of . It is in the Yuba City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ZIP Code is 95957. The community is inside area code 530...
- Meridian, Humboldt County, CaliforniaMeridian, Humboldt County, CaliforniaMeridian is a former settlement in Humboldt County, California. It was located west of Ferndale.Meridian was laid out by Jacob Gyer in 1878.-References:...
- Meridian, Kern County, CaliforniaMeridian, Kern County, CaliforniaMeridian is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located northeast of Mettler, at an elevation of 433 feet ....
- Meridian, Santa Clara County, California, a place in Santa Clara County
- Meridian, Sutter County, California
- Meridian, Humboldt County, California
- Meridian, ColoradoMeridian, ColoradoMeridian is a census-designated place in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The population was 184 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Meridian is located at ....
- Meridian, FloridaMeridian, FloridaMeridian is a small and old unincorporated community in northwestern Leon County, Florida, USA.-Location:Meridian is located on the west side of Lake Iamonia on N. Meridian Road 12 miles north of Tallahassee.- Antebellum :...
- Meridian, IdahoMeridian, Idaho-History:The town was established in 1891 on the Onweiler farm north of the present site and was called Hunter. Two years later an I.O.O.F. lodge was organized and called itself Meridian because it was located on the Boise Meridian and the town was renamed...
- Meridian, MississippiMeridian, MississippiMeridian is the county seat of Lauderdale County, Mississippi. It is the sixth largest city in the state and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area...
- Meridian, New YorkMeridian, New YorkMeridian is a village in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 350 at the 2000 census.The Village of Meridian is near the north town line of the Town of Cato and is west of Syracuse, New York.-History:...
- Meridian, OklahomaMeridian, OklahomaMeridian is the name of two towns in the U.S. state of Oklahoma:*Meridian, Logan County, Oklahoma*Meridian, Stephens County, Oklahoma...
- Meridian, Logan County, OklahomaMeridian, Logan County, OklahomaMeridian is a town in Logan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 54 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Meridian is located at ....
- Meridian, Stephens County, OklahomaMeridian, Stephens County, OklahomaMeridian is a census-designated place in Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,485 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Meridian is located at...
- Meridian, Logan County, Oklahoma
- Meridian, PennsylvaniaMeridian, PennsylvaniaMeridian is a census-designated place in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,794 at the 2000 census.-History:...
- Meridian, Seattle, Washington
- Meridian, TexasMeridian, TexasMeridian is a city located in Bosque County in Central Texas. The population was 1,491 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Bosque County, Texas.-Geography:Meridian is located at ....
- Meridian Township, Clinton County, IllinoisMeridian Township, Clinton County, IllinoisMeridian Township is one of fifteen townships in Clinton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 607.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Meridian Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.18 percent is water....
- Meridian Charter Township, MichiganMeridian Charter Township, MichiganMeridian Charter Township is a charter township of Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census the township had a population of 39,688. Meridian Township is the local government unit that includes the unincorporated communities and census-designated places of Okemos and...
- Meridian (novel)Meridian (novel)Meridian is a 1976 novel by American author Alice Walker.-Plot summary:Set in the 1960s and 70s, Meridian centers on Meridian Hill, a student at the fictitious Saxon College, who becomes active in the Civil Rights movement. She becomes romantically involved with another activist, Truman Held, and...
, novel by Alice Walker - Meridian (comics)Meridian (comics)Meridian was a comic book series published by CrossGen Comics. It was written by Barbara Kesel, and penciled by a number of artists including Joshua Middleton and Steve McNiven. Meridian ran for 44 issues, from July of 2000 to April of 2004....
, comic book series published by CrossGen in the early 2000s - Meridian, a literary journal published by the University of VirginiaUniversity of VirginiaThe University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
- Meridian (W.I.T.C.H.)Meridian (W.I.T.C.H.)Meridian, also known as Metamoor or Metaworld, is a fictional planet in the comic book series W.I.T.C.H. and in the animated series of the same name.- Culture and Customs :...
, a fictional realm in the Italian comic book series W.I.T.C.H.
Film and television
- Meridian: Kiss of the BeastMeridian: Kiss Of The BeastMeridian is a 1990 horror film and romance film produced and directed by Charles Band. It starred Sherilyn Fenn, Malcolm Jamieson, Hilary Mason and Charlie Spradling.-Plot summary:...
, 1990 movie - "Meridian" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), episode of the series
- "Meridian" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of Stargate SG-1
- Meridian BroadcastingMeridian BroadcastingMeridian Broadcasting is the holder of the ITV franchise for the South and South East of England. The station is owned and operated by ITV plc, under the licensee of ITV Broadcasting Limited....
, ITV station for the south and south-east of England
Business
- Meridian Audio, Ltd.Meridian Audio, Ltd.Boothroyd Stuart Meridian is a British manufacturer of high-performance, high-fidelity audio and video components and systems. Founded in 1977 by Bob Stuart and Allen Boothroyd, its products have proved popular among music and movie enthusiasts, and more recently in the lifestyle technology and...
, British manufacturer of audio equipment - Meridian BankMeridian BankMeridian Bank is a bank operating in Serbia. The banks headquarters are in Novi Sad, Serbia's second largest city.It was founded in October 1991 as a private bank with mixed capital. Since July 2005, it is majority owned by Crédit Agricole S.A. Paris....
, bank based in Serbia - Meridian Credit UnionMeridian Credit UnionMeridian Credit Union is a Canadian credit union. It was formed April 1, 2005, following the merger of NIAGARA Credit Union and HEPCOE Credit Union....
, a credit union based in Ontario, Canada - Meridian EnergyMeridian EnergyMeridian Energy Limited is a New Zealand state-owned electricity generator and retailer. The company generates the largest proportion of New Zealand's electricity, generating 32 percent of the country's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and is the fourth-equal largest retailer, with...
, New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company - Nortel MeridianNortel MeridianNortel Meridian is a private branch exchange. It provides advanced voice features, data connectivity, LAN communications, computer telephony integration , and information services for communication applications ranging from 60 to 80,000 lines.-History:...
, a popular PBX telephone system - Meridian MallMeridian MallMeridian Mall is a super-regional shopping mall located in Meridian Township, a suburb of Lansing, Michigan, United States. The mall is near Michigan State University. It opened in 1969, the same year that its main competitor, Lansing Mall, opened on the other end of the Lansing metropolitan area....
, Meridian Township, Michigan, US - Meridian Mall, DunedinMeridian Mall, DunedinThe Meridian Mall is a large shopping complex in Dunedin, New Zealand designed by ASA Crone Architects, an Australian development company. At it is the largest retail mall in the southern South Island, and one of the largest in the South Island as a whole....
, New Zealand
Education
- Meridian High School (disambiguation)
- Meridian Technology CenterMeridian Technology CenterMeridian Technology Center is a public career and technology education center located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school was originally named Indian Meridian Area Vocational-Technical School...
, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States
Transportation
- Meridian (train), British Rail Class 222 trains
- MS Meridian, cruise ship constructed in 1961
- Piper Meridian, turboprop model of the Piper PA-46 aircraft
Other
- Meridian (Chinese medicine)Meridian (Chinese medicine)The meridian is a path through which the life-energy known as "qi" is believed to flow, in traditional Chinese medicine. There is no physically verifiable anatomical or histological basis for the existence of acupuncture points or meridians.- Main concepts :...
, or channel, for blood and qi - Meridian (perimetry, visual field)Meridian (perimetry, visual field)Meridian is used in perimetry and in specifying visual fields. According to IPS Perimetry Standards 1978 : "Perimetry is the measurement of [an observer's] visual functions ... at topographically defined loci in the visual field...
, polar coordinate system for the visual field - Meridian ManorMeridian ManorMeridian Manor is an historic structure located in the Columbia Heights neighborhood in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. George T. Santmyers designed the structure in the Colonial Revival style. It exemplifies the speculative middle class apartment buildings that were constructed in...
, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D. C. - Meridian MansionsMeridian MansionsMeridian Mansions, also known as The Envoy, is an historic structure located in the Adams Morgan neighborhood in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. A.H. Sonnemann was the architect for what was considered the city’s finest apartment hotel when it opened in 1918. The building has been...
, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D. C. - Meridian RecordsMeridian RecordsMeridian Records is a British independent record label based in London. It is a long established company having been founded in 1977 and has celebrated 34 years of recording in its reveered classical music 'natural sound'....
, a record label - Meridian (Nosgoth), the capitol of Nosgoth in Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain
- Meridian (horse)Meridian (horse)Meridian was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1911 Kentucky Derby, setting a new record by running 1 1/4 miles in 2 minutes, 5 seconds. The previous record of 2:06 1/4 had been set by Lieut. Gibson in the 1900 Derby. Meridian was determined to be the historical Champion Three-Year...
, American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of 1911 Kentucky Derby
See also
- Meridian 59Meridian 59Meridian 59, abbreviated M59, is an online computer role-playing game first published by the now defunct 3DO Company. First launched online in an early form on December 15, 1995 and released commercially on September 27, 1996 with a flat-rate monthly subscription, Meridian 59 is often credited as...
, online game - One Meridian PlazaOne Meridian PlazaOne Meridian Plaza was a 38-story high-rise office building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The tower was designed by Vincent Kling & Associates and completed in 1972. The building was demolished in 1999 as a result of damage of a fire that began on February 23, 1991...
, an office building that burned down in 1991 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US - Meridian Hill ParkMeridian Hill ParkMeridian Hill Park, is located in the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Columbia Heights in the United States. The 12 acres of landscaped grounds are maintained by the National Park Service as part of Rock Creek Park, but are not contiguous with the main part of that park...
, a park in Washington D.C.