antimeridian

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The reference line at 180° longitude, on the opposite side of earth to the prime meridian.
    — On the opposite side of the Earth from Greenwich is the antimeridian, a line of longitude that is 180° both east and west of the prime meridian. It cuts through parts of eastern Russia, the Fiji Islands and the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  2. A meridian of longitude opposite to any given meridian used as a point of reference.
    — 123° west is the antimeridian of the 57° east meridian.

词形变化

antimeridians plural

词汇关系

并列词

词源

From anti- + meridian.
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