weft; woof; line of latitude; parallel
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weft; woof; horizontal thread in weaving
In textile manufacturing, the weft (纬线) runs horizontally and is interlaced with the warp (经线), which runs vertically. This is the standard weaving terminology.
When weaving cloth, the warp and weft must be tightly interwoven.
The weft threads in this piece of cloth are too loose.
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When hand knitting, you must pay attention to the tension of the weft.
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line of latitude; parallel
technicalAlso called 纬圈 (wěi quān) or 平行圈 (píng xíng quān). Together with meridians (经线), lines of latitude form the geographic coordinate system used to determine position on Earth.
The equator is the line of zero degrees latitude and is also the longest parallel.
The 40th parallel north passes through Beijing.
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On maps, lines of latitude are horizontal lines running east-west.