"antimeridian" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: antimeridians [plural]
Etymology: From anti- + meridian. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|meridian}} anti- + meridian Head templates: {{en-noun}} antimeridian (plural antimeridians)
  1. (geography) The reference line at 180° longitude, on the opposite side of earth to the prime meridian. Categories (topical): Geography Synonyms: Greenwich antimeridian Translations (the reference line at 180° longitude, on the opposite side of earth to the prime meridian): antimeridià [masculine] (Catalan), antiméridien [masculine] (French), Antimeridian [masculine] (German), antimeridiano [masculine] (Portuguese), antimeridiano [masculine] (Spanish), antimeridyen (Zazaki)
    Sense id: en-antimeridian-en-noun-~-3bVSoR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Zazaki translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Zazaki translations: 70 30 Topics: geography, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'the reference line at 180° longitude, on the opposite side of earth to the prime meridian': 84 16
  2. (geography) A meridian of longitude opposite to any given meridian used as a point of reference. Categories (topical): Geography
    Sense id: en-antimeridian-en-noun-erCYT-a- Categories (other): English terms prefixed with anti- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 49 51 Topics: geography, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: antipode

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