经线

經線
jīngxiàn
  1. warp
  2. line of longitude
  3. meridian (geography)

CEDICT

  1. line of longitude
  2. meridian
  3. warp

Wiktionary

  1. 编织品或织布机上的纵线。
  2. 地理上为推算地球表面某定点所假想的南北方向直线。每条经线均沿地球表面连接南北两极，而与纬线相垂直。

重編國語辭典

  1. 纺织品或织布机上的纵线。
  2. 经度线，又称子午线。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 经 jīng
  1. classics
  2. sacred book
  3. scripture
  4. to pass through
  5. to undergo
  6. to bear
  7. to endure
  8. warp (textile)
  9. longitude
  10. menstruation
  11. channel (TCM)
  12. abbr. for economics 经济 jīngjì
=2 线 xiàn variant of 线 xiàn
=2 线 xiàn
  1. thread
  2. string
  3. wire
  4. line
  5. (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

classifiers: 條, 股, 根

Related entries

经纱 jīngshā warp (vertical thread in weaving)
经 jīng
  1. classics
  2. sacred book
  3. scripture
  4. to pass through
  5. to undergo
  6. to bear
  7. to endure
  8. warp (textile)
  9. longitude
  10. menstruation
  11. channel (TCM)
  12. abbr. for economics 经济 jīngjì
我己經被懲罰了。

I've already been punished.

Source: Tatoeba

经圈 jīngquān
  1. line of longitude
  2. meridian (geography)
子午线 zǐwǔxiàn meridian
经络 jīngluò
  1. energy channels
  2. meridian (TCM)
  3. (dialect) trick
  4. tactic