prime meridian
noun
: the meridian of 0 degrees longitude which runs through the original site of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England, and from which other longitudes are reckoned
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Nations around the world established their own country-specific prime meridians, often running through their capital cities.
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Emefa Addo Agawu, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
Weir was front and center, a human prime meridian, both timeless and untethered from today’s world, a 49er who had discovered the secrets of the cosmos inside Terrapin Station.
—Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
Longitude measure distances from the prime meridian.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2018
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Emefa Addo Agawu, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
Weir was front and center, a human prime meridian, both timeless and untethered from today’s world, a 49er who had discovered the secrets of the cosmos inside Terrapin Station.
—Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
Longitude measure distances from the prime meridian.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2018
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“Prime meridian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prime%20meridian. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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