# Meridian

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Not to be confused with [Meridiem](/source/Meridiem).

**Meridian** or a **meridian line** (from Latin *meridies* via Old French *meridiane*, meaning “midday”) may refer to:

## Science

- [Meridian (astronomy)](/source/Meridian_(astronomy)), imaginary circle in a plane perpendicular to the planes of the celestial equator and horizon - [Central meridian (astronomy)](/source/Central_meridian_(astronomy))
- [Meridian (geography)](/source/Meridian_(geography)), a longitude line, i.e. a line of constant [longitude](/source/Longitude), or in other words an imaginary arc on the Earth's surface from the North Pole to the South Pole - [Meridian arc](/source/Meridian_arc), the distance between two points with the same longitude - [Prime meridian](/source/Prime_meridian), origin of longitudes - [Principal meridian](/source/Principal_meridian), arbitrary meridians used as references in land surveying
- Meridian line, used with a gnomon to [measure solar elevation and time of year](/source/Sundial#Meridian_lines)
- [Autonomous sensory meridian response](/source/Autonomous_sensory_meridian_response), a static-like or tingling sensation on the skin
- [Meridian (vision)](/source/Meridian_(vision)), polar coordinate system for the visual field

## Places

### Cities and towns

- [Meridian, California (disambiguation)](/source/Meridian,_California_(disambiguation)), U.S., multiple California towns named Meridian
- [Meridian, Colorado](/source/Meridian,_Colorado), U.S.
- [Meridian Village, Colorado](/source/Meridian_Village,_Colorado), U.S.
- [Meridian, Florida](/source/Meridian,_Florida), U.S.
- [Meridian, Georgia](/source/Meridian,_Georgia), U.S.
- [Meridian, Idaho](/source/Meridian,_Idaho), U.S.
- [Meridian, Mississippi](/source/Meridian,_Mississippi), U.S.
- [Meridian, Nebraska](/source/Meridian,_Nebraska), U.S.
- [Meridian, New York](/source/Meridian,_New_York), U.S.
- [Meridian, Oklahoma (disambiguation)](/source/Meridian,_Oklahoma_(disambiguation)), U.S., multiple Oklahoma towns named Meridian
- [Meridian, Pennsylvania](/source/Meridian,_Pennsylvania), U.S.
- [Meridian, Seattle](/source/Meridian,_Seattle), Washington, U.S.
- [Meridian, Texas](/source/Meridian,_Texas), U.S.

### Townships

- [Meridian Township, Clinton County, Illinois](/source/Meridian_Township,_Clinton_County,_Illinois), U.S.
- [Meridian Charter Township, Michigan](/source/Meridian_Charter_Township,_Michigan), U.S.

### Buildings

- [Meridian (Amtrak station)](/source/Meridian_(Amtrak_station)), or Union Station, Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
- [Meridian Mall](/source/Meridian_Mall), Meridian Township, Michigan, U.S.
- [Meridian Mall, Dunedin](/source/Meridian_Mall,_Dunedin), New Zealand
- [Meridian Hall (Washington, D.C.)](/source/Meridian_Hall_(Washington,_D.C.)), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C., U.S.
- [Meridian Manor](/source/Meridian_Manor), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C., U.S.
- [Meridian Mansions](/source/Meridian_Mansions), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C., U.S.

### Other places

- [Lake Meridian](/source/Lake_Meridian), Kent, Washington, U.S.
- [Meridian Creek](/source/Meridian_Creek), a stream in Alaska, U.S.
- [Meridian Glacier](/source/Meridian_Glacier), Graham Land, Antarctica
- [Meridian Peak](/source/Meridian_Peak), Eagles Nest Wilderness, near Vail, Colorado, U.S.
- [Meridian Plantation](/source/Meridian_Plantation), a quail-hunting plantation in Leon County, Florida, U.S., established in 1915

## Arts and entertainment

- Meridian, a fictional country in the animated web series *[MechWest](/source/MechWest)*

### Print

- [*Meridian* (novel)](/source/Meridian_(novel)), 1976 novel by Alice Walker
- [*Meridian* (comics)](/source/Meridian_(comics)), 2000–2004 comic book series published by CrossGen
- [Meridian (*W.I.T.C.H.*)](/source/Meridian_(W.I.T.C.H.)), a fictional realm in the Italian comic book series *W.I.T.C.H.*
- *Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism* (est. 2000), an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed [feminist journal](/source/List_of_feminist_art_magazines)

### Film and television

- *[Meridian: Kiss of the Beast](/source/Meridian:_Kiss_of_the_Beast)*, 1990 horror and romance film directed by Charles Band
- ["Meridian" (*Star Trek: Deep Space Nine*)](/source/Meridian_(Star_Trek:_Deep_Space_Nine)), 1994 episode of the series
- ["Meridian" (*Stargate SG-1*)](/source/Meridian_(Stargate_SG-1)), 2002 episode of the series
- [*Meridian* (film)](/source/Meridian_(film)), 2016 film noir thriller directed by Curtis Clark
- [ITV Meridian](/source/ITV_Meridian) (formerly Meridian Broadcasting), ITV station for the south and south-east of England

### Music

- [Meridian Records](/source/Meridian_Records), record label
- [Meridian Dawn](/source/Meridian_Dawn), modern death metal band
- [Meridian Green](/source/Meridian_Green), California-based folk musician
- *Meridian*, 1997 album by [Ian Pooley](/source/Ian_Pooley)
- [*Meridian* (Miriam Yeung album)](/source/Meridian_(Miriam_Yeung_album)), 2007 album by Miriam Young
- [*Meridian* (album)](/source/Meridian_(album)), 2012 album by Pinegrove
- "Meridian", 2017 song by Odesza from *[A Moment Apart](/source/A_Moment_Apart)*

### Other art

- [*Meridian* (Hepworth)](/source/Meridian_(Hepworth)), 1960 bronze sculpture by British artist Barbara Hepworth

## Business

- [Meridian Audio](/source/Meridian_Audio), British manufacturer of audio equipment
- [Meridian Credit Union](/source/Meridian_Credit_Union), credit union based in Ontario, Canada
- [Meridian Energy](/source/Meridian_Energy), New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company
- [Nortel Meridian](/source/Nortel_Meridian), popular PBX telephone system
- Meridian, a health insurance company owned by [Centene Corporation](/source/Centene_Corporation)

## Education

- [Meridian High School (disambiguation)](/source/Meridian_High_School_(disambiguation))
- [Meridian Technology Center](/source/Meridian_Technology_Center), Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States

## Transportation

- [Meridian (train)](/source/Meridian_(train)), British Rail Class 222 trains
- [Meridian (commuter rail)](/source/Meridian_(commuter_rail)), former commuter rail service in Germany operated by the Bayerische Oberlandbahn
- [MS *Meridian*](/source/MS_Meridian), cruise ship constructed in 1961
- [*Meridian* (shipwreck)](/source/Meridian_(shipwreck)), sunken schooner in Lake Michigan
- [Piper Meridian](/source/Piper_Meridian), turboprop model of the Piper PA-46 aircraft
- [Meridian LRT station](/source/Meridian_LRT_station), an LRT station on the Punggol LRT line East Loop in Singapore
- [Meridian Airways](/source/Meridian_Airways), a defunct Ghanaian airline

## Other

- [Bill Meridian](/source/Bill_Meridian) (fl. 1972–1983), a financial astrologer
- [Meridian (Chinese medicine)](/source/Meridian_(Chinese_medicine)), traditional Chinese medical theory, often employed in acupuncture
- [Meridian (horse)](/source/Meridian_(horse)), American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of 1911 Kentucky Derby
- [Meridian (Nosgoth)](/source/Meridian_(Nosgoth)), the capital of Nosgoth in *Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain*
- [Meridian (satellite)](/source/Meridian_(satellite)), a series of Russian military communications satellites
- [Meridian F.C.](/source/Meridian_F.C.), English non-league football club
- [Meridian Hospital](/source/Meridian_Hospital), a private hospital in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
- [Meridian Lossless Packing](/source/Meridian_Lossless_Packing), a lossless audio compression technique used in DVD-Audio, HD DVD, and many Blu-ray discs

## See also

- *[Meridian 59](/source/Meridian_59)*, online game
- [Meridian Hill Park](/source/Meridian_Hill_Park), a park in Washington D.C., U.S.
- [One Meridian Plaza](/source/One_Meridian_Plaza), an office building that burned down in 1991 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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