prime meridian in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for prime meridian in the English»Spanish Dictionary

prime meridian N

prime meridian

primer meridiano m

prime meridian

meridiano m inicial

prime meridian

meridiano m de origen

prime meridian

meridiano m cero

Translations for prime meridian in the English»Spanish Dictionary

the prime or Greenwich Meridian

el meridiano 0° or de Greenwich

Translations for prime meridian in the English»Spanish Dictionary

meridian [Am məˈrɪdiən, Brit məˈrɪdɪən] N

1. meridian GEOG:

meridian

meridiano m

the prime or Greenwich Meridian

el meridiano 0° or de Greenwich

2. meridian astron:

meridian

meridiano m

I.prime¹ [Am praɪm, Brit prʌɪm] ADJ no comp

1. prime (major):

prime cause/factor/suspect

principal

safety is a/the prime consideration

la seguridad es uno de los principales factores/es el principal factor a tener en cuenta

to be of prime importance

ser de primordial or fundamental importancia

2. prime (first-rate):

prime example/opportunity/location

excelente

prime cut

de primera (calidad)

in prime condition

en óptimas condiciones

in prime condition

en excelente forma

in prime condition car/antique

en excelente estado

of prime quality

de primera calidad

what a prime idiot she is!

¡es una idiota de marca mayor!

3. prime MATH:

prime number

primo

II.prime¹ [Am praɪm, Brit prʌɪm] N

1. prime U (best time):

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

estar en la flor de la vida or en la mejor edad

he's past his prime

ya no es ningún jovencito

they were cut down in their prime

murieron en la flor de la vida

when Romanticism was in its prime

cuando el romanticismo estaba en su apogeo

this bread is past its prime hum

este pan está algo pasadito

2. prime REL:

prime, a. Prime no art

prima f

3. prime C MATH:

prime

número m primo

prime² VB trans

1. prime (prepare for painting):

prime wood/metal

aplicar una capa de imprimación a

prime wood/metal

aplicar una capa de base a

prime canvas

preparar

prime canvas

aprestar

2. prime pump/gun:

prime

cebar

3. prime (brief):

prime

preparar

she was well primed for the interview

iba muy bien preparada para la entrevista

he'd obviously been primed to say that

era obvio que le habían dicho que dijera eso

4. prime (with drink):

they were well primed

se habían tomado unas cuantas inf

prime meridian in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for prime meridian in the English»Spanish Dictionary

prime meridian N GEO

prime meridian

primer meridiano m

Translations for prime meridian in the English»Spanish Dictionary

meridian [məˈrɪdiən] N

meridian

meridiano m

I.prime [praɪm] ADJ

1. prime (main):

prime

principal

prime objective

prioritario, -a

of prime importance

de importancia primordial

2. prime (first-rate):

prime

excelente

of prime quality

de primera calidad

in prime condition

en perfecto estado

II.prime [praɪm] N no pl

prime

apogeo m elev

to be in one's prime, to be in the prime of life

estar en la flor de la vida

to be past one's prime

no ser ya ningún jovencito

to be cut off in one's prime

morir en la flor de la vida

III.prime [praɪm] VB trans

1. prime (undercoat):

prime surface

aplicar una capa de base sobre

prime canvas

aprestar

2. prime (prepare for exploding):

prime gun, pump, motor

cebar

3. prime (prepare):

to prime sb for doing sth

preparar a alguien para hacer algo

to be well primed for an interview

ir bien preparado para una entrevista

4. prime (brief):

prime

informar

5. prime (make drunk):

prime

emborrachar

to be well primed

estar contentillo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This old astronomical prime meridian has been replaced by a more modern 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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To the west the border follows the prime meridian and extends as far north as the 82nd parallel north.

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When doing so, they selected a particular feature for the prime meridian of their charts.

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Often a landmark such as a crater is used; other times a prime meridian is defined by reference to another celestial object, or by magnetic fields.

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

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

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

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

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