| 单词 | line of latitude |
| 释义 | line of latitude (once / 159721 pages) n WORD FAMILY line of latitude: lines of latitude USAGE EXAMPLESLines of latitude denote different mixtures of up and down, and lines of longitude denote the "phase," or how the up and down parts mesh. Science Magazine(Dec 23, 2015) Global warming has extended the line of latitude for grape growing areas further north, and further south, from the equator than ever before. Forbes(Apr 22, 2015) Maybe they’d tell about the first early explorers to cross this line of latitude, that sort of thing. Seattle Times(Jan 11, 2015) n an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper latitude, parallel, parallel of latitude Antarctic Circle a line of latitude north of the south pole Arctic Circlea line of latitude near but to the south of the north pole; it marks the northernmost point at which the sun is visible on the northern winter solstice and the southernmost point at which the midnight sun can be seen on the northern summer solstice Tropic of Cancera line of latitude about 23 degrees to the north of the equator Tropic of Capricorna line of latitude about 23 degrees to the south of the equator polar circle a line of latitude at the north or south poles horse latitudeeither of two belts or regions near 30 degrees north or 30 degrees south; characterized by calms and light-baffling winds tropiceither of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics line a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent |
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