the greenwich meridian
41Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) — Former name for mean solar time of the longitude (0°) of the former Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England, or Greenwich meridian. GMT was used to avoid potentially confusing references to local time systems (zones). In accord with tradition,… …
42Greenwich — Green•wich [[t]ˈgrɪn ɪdʒ, ɪtʃ, ˈgrɛn [/t]] for 1, 3; [[t]ˈgrɛn ɪtʃ, ˈgrɪn , ˈgrin wɪtʃ[/t]] for 2 n. 1) geg a borough in SE London, England: located on the prime meridian from which geographic longitude is measured; formerly the site of the Royal …
43Greenwich Time — Green′wich Time n. hor the time as measured on the prime meridian running through Greenwich, England: used in England and as a standard of calculation elsewhere. Also called Green′wich Mean′ Time …
44Greenwich — noun /ˈɡrɛnɪdʒ,ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ,ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ/ A town on the south bank of the River Thames through which the prime meridian passes …
45Greenwich — n. area of London through which the prime meridian passes …
46Greenwich — /ˈgrɛnɪtʃ/ (say grenich) noun a south eastern inner borough of London through which the prime meridian passes …
47Prime Meridian — 0° Prime Meridian …
48International Meridian Conference — Vertical red line (down the middle) is the Prime Meridian. The International Meridian Conference was a conference held in October 1884 in Washington, D.C., in the United States to determine the Prime Meridian of the world. The conference was held …
499th meridian — may refer to: 9th meridian east, a line of longitude east of the Greenwich Meridian 9th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link… …
50Meridian — Me*rid i*an, n. [F. m[ e]ridien. See {Meridian}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. Midday; noon. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: The highest point, as of success, prosperity, or the like; culmination. [1913 Webster] I have touched the highest point of all my… …
