prime meridian in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for prime meridian in the English»Italian Dictionary

prime meridian [Am praɪm məˈrɪdiən] N

prime meridian

meridiano m fondamentale, zero

Translations for prime meridian in the Italian»English Dictionary

meridiano fondamentale

prime meridian

meridiano zero

prime meridian

Translations for prime meridian in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.meridian [Brit məˈrɪdɪən, Am məˈrɪdiən] N

1. meridian:

meridian GEOG, ASTRON, MATH

meridiano m

2. meridian (peak):

meridian fig

culmine m

meridian fig

apogeo m

II.meridian [Brit məˈrɪdɪən, Am məˈrɪdiən] ADJ before n

meridian time:

meridian

meridiano

I.prime¹ [Brit prʌɪm, Am praɪm] ADJ

1. prime (chief):

prime aim, candidate, factor, target, suspect

principale

prime importance

primario

of prime importance

di primaria importanza

2. prime COMM (good quality) attrib.:

prime site, location, land

ottimo

prime meat, cuts

di prima scelta

prime foodstuffs

di prima qualità

in prime condition machine

in ottime condizioni

in prime condition livestock

di prima categoria

of prime quality

di prima qualità

3. prime (classic):

prime example, instance

ottimo

4. prime MATH:

prime

primo

II.prime¹ [Brit prʌɪm, Am praɪm] N

1. prime (peak period):

in one's prime (politically, professionally)

all'apice

in one's prime (physically)

nel fiore degli anni

in its prime organization, industry

all'apice

to be past one's prime person:

non essere più nel fiore degli anni

to be past its prime building, institution, car:

avere conosciuto giorni migliori

in the prime of life

nel fiore degli anni

2. prime MATH:

prime, also prime number

numero m primo

3. prime REL:

prime

prima f

prime² [Brit prʌɪm, Am praɪm] VB trans

1. prime (brief):

prime witness, interviewee

preparare

to prime sb about details, facts

mettere qn al corrente di

to prime sb to say

preparare qn a dire

to be primed for sth

essere preparato a qc

2. prime (apply primer to):

prime wood, metal

dare una vernice di fondo su

3. prime MIL:

prime device, bomb

innescare

prime firearm

caricare

4. prime TECH:

prime pump

adescare

prime meridian in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for prime meridian in the English»Italian Dictionary

prime meridian N GEO

prime meridian

meridiano m fondamentale

Translations for prime meridian in the English»Italian Dictionary

meridian [mə·ˈrɪ·diən] N

meridian

meridiano m

I.prime [praɪm] ADJ

1. prime (main):

prime

principale

prime objective

primario, -a

of prime importance

di primaria importanza

2. prime (first-rate):

prime

eccellente

prime beef

di prima scelta

of prime quality

di prima qualità

in prime condition

in perfetto stato

II.prime [praɪm] N

1. prime (best stage):

prime

apogeo m elev

to be in one's prime [or to be in the prime of life]

esssere nel fiore degli anni

to be past one's prime

non essere più nel fiore della giovinezza

to be cut off in one's prime

essere stroncato nel fiore degli anni

2. prime (prime number):

prime

numero m primo

III.prime [praɪm] VB trans

1. prime (apply undercoat):

prime ferrous metals

applicare la vernice antiruggine a

prime walls

applicare la pittura di fondo a

prime canvas

mesticare

2. prime (prepare):

prime

preparare

prime gun for exploding

inserire la carica in un'arma ad avancarica

prime bomb

innescare

prime pump

adescare

prime motor

iniettare combustibile in (per l'avviamento)

3. prime:

prime (brief)

istruire

(prepare) to prime sb for doing sth

preparare qu a fare qc

to be well primed for an interview

essere ben preparato per un colloquio

4. prime (make drunk):

prime

ubriacare

to be well primed

avere bevuto troppo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This is different from other definitions which concern themselves with consistent offsets from a prime meridian.

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Knowing the time at the prime meridian and the local time, the observer's longitude could then be calculated.

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But there was still a hope that a natural basis for a prime meridian existed.

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It reaches as far south as the 57th parallel north and as far east as the prime meridian.

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This old astronomical prime meridian has been replaced by a more modern prime meridian.

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This location was chosen because by 1884 two-thirds of all nautical charts and maps already used it as their prime meridian.

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A prime meridian and its opposite in a 360-system, the 180th meridian (at 180 longitude), form a great circle.

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The prime meridian runs 4 to the west.

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Males had a prime meridian income of $25,000 versus $18,583 for females.

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It lies along the prime meridian of the selenographic coordinate system, and less than 150 km south of the lunar equator.

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