line of longitude

美 [laɪn əv ˈlɑːndʒɪtuːd]英 [laɪn ɒv ˈlɒŋɡɪtjuːd]

line of longitude

noun

an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator: all points on the same meridian have the same longitude; Synonym: meridian

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1

Prime meridian ( line of longitude which passes through Greenwich near London , numbered zero , from which the other lines of longitude are calculated )

本初子午线（通过伦敦附近之格林尼治的经线，度数为零，是计算东西经度的起点）。
2

On New Year 's Eve , Samoa will have jumped to the west of the international dateline , which runs zig-zags through the Pacific Ocean and broadly follows the 180 degree line of longitude , in a move Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi said would make it easier for Samoa to trade with key partners .

在新年前夕那天，萨摩亚将移至国际日期变更线西侧。国际日期变更线是大致沿180度经线穿过太平洋的一条折线。萨摩亚总理图伊拉埃帕•萨伊莱莱•马利埃莱额奥伊称此举将方便萨摩亚和主要贸易伙伴进行交易。
3

After the occurrence of flares either the arrangement of magnetic polarity or the neutral line of the longitude field tends to a relatively stable state .

在耀斑爆发后，无论是磁极性排列和纵场中性线都趋于相对稳定状态。