Offices that require heat . . . should be meridional.
Sir H. Wotton.
Meridional distance, the distance or departure from the meridian; the
easting or westing. -- Meridional parts, parts of the meridian in
Mercator's projection, corresponding to each minute of latitude from
the equator up to 70 or 80 degrees; tabulated numbers representing
these parts used in projecting charts, and in solving cases in
Mercator's sailing.
Me*rid`i*o*nal"i*ty (?), n. 1. The state of being in the meridian.