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Pronunciation / Transliteration: keisen
"地球儀には多くの経線が描かれています。"
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2 senses- 1
An imaginary line on the Earth's surface running from the North Pole to the South Pole, used to measure longitude.
"Each longitudinal line intersects the equator at a right angle." - 2
A line extending along the lengthwise axis of a physical object, structure, or anatomical body part.
"The technician marked a longitudinal line down the center of the fuselage for alignment."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'longitudo' (meaning length, from 'longus' long) combined with the Old English 'līne' (from Latin 'linea' string or thread). The term evolved through cartographic and anatomical contexts during the 16th and 17th centuries to describe linear measurements or orientations running along the lengthwise axis of an object, map, or body.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Longitudinal line"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Longitudinal line" is said worldwide
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ligne longitudinale
Transliteration: liɲ lɔ̃.ʒi.ty.di.nal
"La carte est divisée par chaque ligne longitudinale."
Längengrad
Transliteration: ˈlɛŋənˌɡʁaːt
"Der Nullmeridian ist die wichtigste Längengradlinie."
linea longitudinale
Transliteration: ˈli.ne.a londʒi.tu.diˈna.le
"Traccia una linea longitudinale sulla mappa."
línea longitudinal
Transliteration: ˈli.ne.a loŋ.ɡi.tu.diˈnal
"Las líneas longitudinales ayudan a determinar la hora mundial."
linha longitudinal
Transliteration: ˈlĩ.jɐ lõ.ɡi.tu.diˈnaw
"Cada linha longitudinal cruza o equador."
देशांतर रेखा
Transliteration: deshantar rekha
"देशांतर रेखाएं ग्लोब पर उत्तर से दक्षिण की ओर खींची जाती हैं।"
经线
Transliteration: jīngxiàn
"每一条经线都连接着南北两极。"
경선
Transliteration: gyeongseon
"본초 자오선은 기준이 되는 경선입니다."
経線
Transliteration: keisen
"地球儀には多くの経線が描かれています。"
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