Greenwich Meridian

Definitions of Greenwich Meridian
  1. noun
    the meridian passing through Greenwich; was internationally adopted as the earth's zero of longitude in 1884
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    example of:
    prime meridian
    meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the Greenwich longitude in England)
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