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title: meridian — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «meridian» in the school dictionary: A meridian is an imaginary line on the globe or a map that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole; lines of longitude are meridians. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# meridian

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**Who acts:** meridian, map, lines, Prime Meridian, 0 ° longitude, Meridians · **What happens:** be, run, pass, measure, believe, not prove · **To what, where:** imaginary line, globe, North Pole, meridians, meridian, 0 ° longitude · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«meridian» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [meridian in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/meridian.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A meridian is an imaginary line on the globe or a map that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole; lines of longitude are meridians.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meridian:m1:1
# text = A meridian is an imaginary line on the globe or a map that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole; lines of longitude are meridians.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	meridian	meridian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	imaginary	imaginary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	globe	globe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	Pole	Pole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	Pole	Pole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
24	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	nsubj	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	longitude	longitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	_
27	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	28	cop	_	_
28	meridians	meridian	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a meridian | a imaginary line |  | the globe or a map |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **run** | present | a map |  |  | the North Pole |  | to the South Pole *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to pole=Result |
| 3 | **is a** | present | lines of longitude | meridians |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Prime Meridian is the meridian at 0° longitude that passes through Greenwich in London, from which other places are measured east or west.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meridian:m2:1
# text = The Prime Meridian is the meridian at 0° longitude that passes through Greenwich in London, from which other places are measured east or west.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Prime	prime	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Meridian	Meridian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	meridian	meridian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	0	0	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	°	°	SYM	SYM	_	10	compound	_	_
10	longitude	longitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	passes	pass	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	through	through	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Greenwich	Greenwich	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	23	obl	_	_
20	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nsubj	_	_
22	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux:pass	_	_
23	measured	measure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
24	east	east	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
25	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	west	west	ADV	RB	_	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Prime Meridian | the meridian |  | 0 ° longitude |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pass** | present | 0 ° longitude |  |  | Greenwich |  | in London | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through greenwich=Location |
| 3 | **measure** | present · passive |  | other places |  | the meridian |  | east *property* | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: subject=Value |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: old, poetic — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The meridian is the highest point of the sun at midday, or the peak of something.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meridian:m3:1
# text = The meridian is the highest point of the sun at midday, or the peak of something.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	meridian	meridian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	highest	high	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	midday	midday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	peak	peak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the meridian | the highest point or the peak of something |  |  |  | of the sun at midday | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Chinese medicine, meridians are believed paths of energy in the body (a belief, not proved by science).

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meridian:m4:1
# text = In Chinese medicine, meridians are believed paths of energy in the body (a belief, not proved by science).
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	meridians	meridian	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	believed	believe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	paths	path	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
19	proved	prove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
20	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present · passive |  | meridians |  | Chinese medicine |  | in the body | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: subject=Theme path=Eventuality |
| 2 | **not** **prove** | participle |  | a belief *not said here* |  |  |  | by science | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meridian:x1:1
# text = The Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Prime	prime	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Meridian	Meridian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	passes	pass	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Greenwich	Greenwich	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | present | the Prime Meridian |  |  | Greenwich |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through greenwich=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Meridians run from pole to pole.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meridian:x2:1
# text = Meridians run from pole to pole.
1	Meridians	meridian	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	run	run	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	pole	pole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	pole	pole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present | Meridians |  |  | pole |  | to pole *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to pole=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
London is on the 0° meridian.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meridian:x3:1
# text = London is on the 0° meridian.
1	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	0	0	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	°	°	SYM	SYM	_	7	compound	_	_
7	meridian	meridian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | London |  |  | the 0 ° meridian |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I stood with one foot in each hemisphere on the meridian line.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meridian:x4:1
# text = I stood with one foot in each hemisphere on the meridian line.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	hemisphere	hemisphere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	meridian	meridian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | I |  |  | each hemisphere |  | with one foot; on the meridian line | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in hemisphere=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lines of longitude are also called meridians.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meridian:x5:1
# text = Lines of longitude are also called meridians.
1	Lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	longitude	longitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	meridians	meridian	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | Lines of longitude |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Places east of the Prime Meridian are ahead in time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meridian:x6:1
# text = Places east of the Prime Meridian are ahead in time.
1	Places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
2	east	east	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Prime	prime	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	Meridian	Meridian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	ahead	ahead	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Places of the Prime Meridian |  |  |  | time | ahead *property* | tree rules |

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