meridian

/mɚˈɪdiən/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. of or happening at noon
   “meridian hour”
2. being at the best stage of development- Robert Browning
   “our manhood's prime vigor”

noun

1. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
   “his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty”
2. a town in eastern Mississippi
3. an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator
   “all points on the same meridian have the same longitude”

Synonyms for meridian

• prime
• mature
• acme
• height
• elevation
• peak
• pinnacle
• summit
• superlative
• tiptop
• top
• line of longitude

Words that rhyme with meridian

• antemeridian
• obsidian
• ceridian
• davidian
• gideon
• meridien
• providian