parallel of latitude

英 [ˈpærəlel ɒv ˈlætɪtjuːd]

美 [ˈpærəlel əv ˈlætɪtuːd]

纬（度）圈

英英释义

noun

• an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
  Synonym:latitudeline of latitudeparallel

双语例句

• Those running around the world, parallel to the equator, are called lines of latitude.
  那些国境线着地球，和赤道平等的线叫纬线。
• The Length for 1 ° Difference of Longitude in Parallel of Latitude on Mercator Chart
  墨卡托海图上经差1°的等纬圈弧长
• In contrast, in the northern hemisphere, the lands lying above the sixtieth parallel of latitude include much of Scandinavia, Siberia and Alaska, all of Greenland and Iceland, with a total population of several million.
  与之相对的北半球，北纬60度平行线以北区域，包括斯堪的纳维亚半岛、西伯利亚和阿拉斯加的大部分地区，以及格陵兰岛和冰岛的全部，人口总数几百万。
• This city is close to the fortieth parallel of North latitude.
  这个城市靠近北纬40度。
• Thus the path of the vehicle mass center must be a circle around the axis, i. e. it must be a minor circle of the Earth, lying on a parallel of latitude.
  所以飞行器质心的轨迹必须是围绕轴线的一个圆，即它必须是一个平行于纬度线的地球的小圆。