an inhabitant of a southern region, especially the south of France
Used in a Sentence
meridional
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for meridional.
Editorial note
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation has been weakening – and new predictions suggest it could totally switch off between 2025 and 2095.
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Quick take
an inhabitant of a southern region, especially the south of France
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of meridional gathered in one view.
located in the south, southern; later especially, often pertaining to the southern parts of Europe.
of or characteristic of southern areas or people, especially those in the southern parts of Europe
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for meridional.
noun
an inhabitant of a southern region, especially the south of France
adjective
located in the south, southern; later especially, often pertaining to the southern parts of Europe.
adjective
of or characteristic of southern areas or people, especially those in the southern parts of Europe
adjective
(astronomy, geography, meteorology) along a north–south direction, or relative to a meridian; or relating to meridians or a meridian
Example sentences
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation has been weakening – and new predictions suggest it could totally switch off between 2025 and 2095.
How long until the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation collapses?
From Bing Chat: A warmer and lighter Gulf Stream could affect the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, which is a large-scale system of ocean currents that transports heat and nutrients around the globe.
In 1791, the French Academy of Sciences selected the meridional definition over the pendular definition because the force of gravity varies slightly over the surface of the Earth, which affects the period of a pendulum.
Rahmstorf and others had some issues with THC shutdown in the 90's when previous studies, which at one point suggested a shutdown in THC or meridional overturning, turned out to be incorrect because of an aliasing from a sampling error: they just happened to be measuring at points in the seasonal cycle that were spaced in such a way so as to show a decrease when there was none.
The adoption of the current definition of the second in terms of cesium atom transitions looks like a parallel case of finding a standard that could be measured repeatably (with accuracy) and be close to the target unit - though it is, of course, a much more universal measure than is the meridional meter.
Quote examples
Interestingly “meridional” could mean south in some languages because it was towards the equator… which is funny when it’s used south of the equator.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use meridional in a sentence?
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation has been weakening – and new predictions suggest it could totally switch off between 2025 and 2095.
What does meridional mean?
an inhabitant of a southern region, especially the south of France
What part of speech is meridional?
meridional is commonly used as noun, adjective.