1.
line of latitude; parallel
An imaginary horizontal line on the earth's surface, running east-west, marking degrees of latitude from the equator.
地図に緯線を引く。
To draw lines of latitude on a map.
赤道は緯度ゼロ度の緯線である。
The equator is the line of latitude at zero degrees.
北緯38度の緯線は朝鮮半島の軍事境界線の目安として知られている。
The 38th parallel north is known as a rough marker for the military demarcation line on the Korean Peninsula.
A geography term composed of 緯 (latitude) and 線 (line). Lines of latitude run horizontally (east-west) around the globe, in contrast to 経線 (lines of longitude), which run vertically (north-south).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 緯線と経線 — latitude and longitude lines
- 北緯〜度の緯線 — the latitude line at 〜 degrees north
- 緯線に沿って — along the line of latitude
RELATED TERMS:
- 経線 — line of longitude; meridian
- 緯度 — latitude (the measurement itself)
- 赤道 — equator (the zero-degree latitude line)