The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word MERIDIAN which also is the latest solution we found used in CrossSynergy in 2001.
Great circle that passes through the Earth's poles crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MERIDIAN | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Great circle that passes through the Earth's poles
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- meridian
- hour circle
- ecliptic
- celestial longitude
- polar
- longitude
- equinoctial
- vertical circle
- celestial equator
- diameter
- equator
- prime vertical
Crossword Answer definitions
MERIDIAN noun- The south.
- Midday, noon.
- A great circle passing through the poles of the celestial sphere and the zenith for a particular point on the earth's surface.
- An imaginary great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles, or that half of such a circle extending from pole to pole, all points of which have the same longitude.
- The highest or most developed point of something; culmination, splendour.
- A particular area or situation considered as having a specific identity or characteristic; the tastes or habits of a specific locale, group etc.
- The middle period of someone's life, when they are at full strength or abilities; one's prime.
- A line passing through the poles of any sphere; a notional line on the surface of a round or curved body.
- A dram drunk at midday.
- (acupuncture) Any of the pathways on the body along which the vital energy is thought to flow and, therefore, the acupoints are distributed.
- The size of type between double great primer and canon, standardized as 44-point.
- Meridional; relating to a meridian.
- Relating to noon
- Relating to the highest point or culmination.
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