prime meridian

English

Noun

prime meridian (plural prime meridians)

The reference line at 0° longitude, passing through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is measured.

Synonyms

Greenwich meridian

Related terms

antimeridian

Translations

reference line

Chinese:
Mandarin: 本初子午線 (zh), 本初子午线 (zh) (běnchū zǐwǔxiàn), 格林威治子午線, 格林威治子午线 (Gélínwēizhì zǐwǔxiàn), 格林尼治子午線, 格林尼治子午线 (Gélínnízhì zǐwǔxiàn)
Finnish: nollameridiaani
Hungarian: kezdő délkör

Russian: Гри́нвичский меридиа́н m (Grínvičskij meridián)
Vietnamese: kinh tuyến gốc (vi)
Welsh: prif feridian f

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