meridian vs observer's meridian

meridian and observer's meridian both are nouns.

meridian is an adjective but observer's meridian is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
meridian	Yes	Yes	No	No
observer's meridian	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, observer's meridian is a hyponym of meridian; that is, observer's meridian is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than meridian:

meridian: an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator
observer's meridian: a meridian that passes through the observer's zenith

Other hyponyms of meridian include prime meridian, magnetic meridian.

meridian (noun)	observer's meridian (noun)
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator	a meridian that passes through the observer's zenith
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

meridian (adjective)	observer's meridian (adjective)
of or happening at noon
being at the best stage of development

meridian vs observer's meridian

meridian and observer's meridian both are nouns.

meridian is an adjective but observer's meridian is not an adjective.

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