All English words - page 2131

Meanings of Meridian:

noun

A circle of constant longitude passing through a given place on the earth's surface and the terrestrial poles.

Usage examples:

The european broadcasting area extends from the atlantic to the meridian 40°e

adjective

Relating to or situated at a meridian.

Usage examples:

The meridian moon

Meanings of Meridians:

noun

A circle of constant longitude passing through a given place on the earth's surface and the terrestrial poles.

Usage examples:

The european broadcasting area extends from the atlantic to the meridian 40°e

adjective

Relating to or situated at a meridian.

Usage examples:

The meridian moon

Meanings of Meridienne:

noun

A sofa designed for use as a daybed; (chiefly specifically) an asymmetrically constructed sofa of a type popular in france during the first and second empires.

Meanings of Meridional:

adjective

Of or in the south; southern.

Usage examples:

The meridional leg of the journey

noun

A native or inhabitant of southern europe, especially the south of france.

Meanings of Meridionally:

adverb

Along a meridian or meridians; in a north–south direction.

Meanings of Meringue:

noun

An item of sweet food made by baking a mixture of stiffly beaten egg whites and sugar until crisp.

Usage examples:

Chocolate meringues

Meanings of Meringued:

noun

An item of sweet food made by baking a mixture of stiffly beaten egg whites and sugar until crisp.

Usage examples:

Chocolate meringues

Meanings of Merino:

noun

A sheep of a breed with long, fine wool.

Usage examples:

Here, flocks of fine wool-bearing merino sheep (first imported from the cape colony in 1797) spread…

Meanings of Merinos:

noun

A sheep of a breed with long, fine wool.

Usage examples:

Here, flocks of fine wool-bearing merino sheep (first imported from the cape colony in 1797) spread…

Meanings of Merises:

noun

A small bitter black cherry, the fruit of a variety of the gean, prunus avium; the tree that bears this fruit.

Meanings of Merist:

noun

A member of a jewish sect, in existence by the 2nd century a.d., said by st isidore to have believed that the scriptures were not all inspired alike by god, and supposed by some modern scholars to have believed that god was not a single being.

Meanings of Meristele:

noun

In certain vascular plants, especially ferns: any of the vascular bundles comprising a dictyostele.

Meanings of Meristematic:

adjective

Relating to or denoting a region of plant tissue consisting of actively dividing cells forming new tissue.

Usage examples:

Meristematic cells located in the tip of the root

Meanings of Meristematically:

adverb

In the manner of a meristem; by means of meristematic cell division.

Meanings of Meristems:

noun

A region of plant tissue, found chiefly at the growing tips of roots and shoots and in the cambium, consisting of actively dividing cells forming new tissue.

Usage examples:

The apical meristem of the shoot produces the embryonic seed leaves

Meanings of Meristic:

adjective

Of, relating to, or of the nature of merism; affecting the pattern or number of similar parts occurring in the body of an organism.

Meanings of Meristogenous:

adjective

Involving the division of a hypha. of a conidioma: formed by such division.

Meanings of Merit:

noun

The quality of being particularly good or worthy, especially so as to deserve praise or reward.

Usage examples:

Composers of outstanding merit

verb

Deserve or be worthy of (reward, punishment, or attention).

Usage examples:

The results have been encouraging enough to merit further investigation

Meanings of Meriter:

noun

A person who or thing which merits something. (chiefly in 17th century).

Meanings of Meritful:

adjective

Full of merit, meritorious.

Meanings of Meriting:

verb

Deserve or be worthy of (reward, punishment, or attention).

Usage examples:

The results have been encouraging enough to merit further investigation

noun

The quality of being particularly good or worthy, especially so as to deserve praise or reward.

Usage examples:

Composers of outstanding merit

Meanings of Meritocracies:

noun

Government or the holding of power by people selected according to merit.

Usage examples:

Progress towards meritocracy was slow

Meanings of Meritocracy:

noun

Government or the holding of power by people selected according to merit.

Usage examples:

Progress towards meritocracy was slow

Meanings of Meritocratic:

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of a society in which power is held by people selected according to merit.

Usage examples:

Such privileges are breaches in the ideal of a meritocratic democracy

Meanings of Meritorious:

adjective

Deserving reward or praise.

Usage examples:

A medal for meritorious conduct