Parallel of Latitude
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parallel of latitude
[′par·ə‚lel əv ′lad·ə‚tüd] (astronomy)
(computer science)
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circle of longitude
ii. A circle on the surface of the earth parallel to the plane of the equator. A parallel, along which longitude is measured. Also called parallel of latitude.
parallel
The line joining all points that are at the same latitude (i.e., parallel to the equator). See latitude. See also parallel of latitude.
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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.
Parallel of Latitude
the line of intersection of the surface of the globe with a plane parallel to the equator. All points lying on such a parallel have the same geographic latitude.
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