Synonyms and antonyms of Imaginary lines around the earth in British Thesaurus

the Antarctic Circle (noun)

an imaginary line around the Earth at the South Pole

the Arctic Circle ()

an imaginary line around the Earth near the North Pole

the date line (noun)

the international date line

the equator (noun)

an imaginary line that goes round the Earth and divides it into the northern and southern hemispheres

equatorial (adjective)

near the equator, or typical of conditions near the equator

the international date line (noun)

an imaginary line in the Pacific Ocean going from north to south that divides the world into two parts so that the date in the eastern half is one day earlier than the date in the western half. The international date line is often simply called the date line.

latitude (noun)

science the distance of a point on the Earth from the equator (=the imaginary line around the middle of the Earth), measured in degrees north or south

longitude (noun)

the distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian (=an imaginary line from the top of the Earth to the bottom), measured in degrees and minutes. Latitude is the distance north or south of the equator.

longitudinal (adjective)

relating to or measured in longitude

meridian (noun)

one of the imaginary lines that goes around the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole. These are used for measuring position, time etc.

parallel (noun)

an imaginary line around the Earth at a fixed distance from the equator

tropic (noun)

one of the two imaginary lines around the Earth on either side of the equator. The Tropic of Cancer is 23° 26’ north of it and the Tropic of Capricorn is 23° 26’ south of it.