纬线 (wěi xiàn) — (geography) parallel line of latitude; (textiles) weft (horizontal thread in weaving)
Definition
Two senses: in geography, 纬线 is a parallel of latitude (running east–west); in textiles, it is the weft, the horizontal thread that crosses the warp (经线). Same word, two unrelated fields.
noun
(geography) parallel line of latitude(textiles) weft (horizontal thread in weaving)
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Examples
- 纬线。Zhè tiáo wěi xiàn jīng guò chì dào fù jìn.This parallel of latitude passes near the equator.
- ，纬线。Zhī bù shí, wěi xiàn hé jīng xiàn jiāo cuò zài yì qǐ.When weaving, the weft and the warp cross each other.
- ，纬线。Zài dì tú shàng, měi tiáo wěi xiàn dōu dài biǎo yí gè wěi dù.On a map, each parallel represents a degree of latitude.
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