Postmeridian: alternatives and connections

An orthographic projection of the sphere on the plane of the meridian, the eye being supposed at an infinite distance, and in the east…

Those who live under the same meridian, but on opposite parallels of latitude, north and south of the equator.

The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, ei…

The near approach of one heavenly body to another, or to the meridian; a coming into conjunction; as, the appulse of the moon to a sta…

A stereographic projection of the sphere on the plane of a great circle, as the equator, or a meridian; a planisphere.

An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object; as…

Happening or coming to pass without design, and without being foreseen or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming by chance.

About, or near, the meridian.

Approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next; as, the coming week or year; the coming exhibition.

To reach its highest point of altitude; to come to the meridian; to be vertical or directly overhead.

The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavently body; passage across the meridian; transit.

The period of the earth's revolution on its axis. -- ordinarily divided into twenty-four hours. It is measured by the interval between…

A plant of the genus Mirabilis. There are about half a dozen species, natives of the warmer parts of America. The common four-o'clock…

Issuing or coming up; -- a term used to express a charge or bearing rising or coming out of another.

An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. Cf. Drum, n., 4 and 5.

oppressively still air; "the afternoon was hot, quiet, and heavy with languor"; "Summer shows all the languor of a hot, breezeless day…

The arc or portion of the equator intersected between the meridian of a given place and the meridian of some other place from which lo…

A measure of length, equal to 39.37 English inches, the standard of linear measure in the metric system of weights and measures. It wa…