meridiano
Portuguese
noun
Definitions
- (astronomy) meridian imaginary circle passing through a planet’s poles
- (alternative medicine) meridian pathway along which acupoints are distributed
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin merīdiānus.
Origin
Latin
merīdiānus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- merīdiānus Latin
- meridiano Italian
- meridiaan Dutch, Flemish
- meridiano Spanish, Castilian
- antimeridiano Portuguese
- meridiano Esperanto
- meridià Catalan, Valencian