纬线

緯線
wěixiàn
  1. woof
  2. line of latitude
  3. parallel

CEDICT

  1. (line of) latitude, parallel (imaginary line parallel to the equator)
  2. latitude, parallel (imaginary line parallel to the equator)

Wiktionary

  1. 地球上平行于赤道的假想圈线，用以计算纬度。相对于经线而言。
  2. 编织品上的横线。

重編國語辭典

  1. 纺织品或织布机上的横线。
  2. 纬度线，又称卯酉线。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 纬 wěi
  1. latitude
  2. woof (horizontal thread in weaving)
  3. weft
=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

Containing this entry

纬线圈 wěixiànquān
  1. line of latitude
  2. parallel

Related entries

纬纱 wěishā
  1. woof (horizontal thread in weaving)
  2. weft
纬 wěi
  1. latitude
  2. woof (horizontal thread in weaving)
  3. weft
纬圈 wěiquān
  1. line of latitude
  2. parallel
纬线圈 wěixiànquān
  1. line of latitude
  2. parallel
平行 píngxíng
  1. parallel (in a spatial or geometric sense, or figuratively)
  2. on an equal footing; on the same level
  3. simultaneous; concurrent
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