緯 wěi

woof; parallels of latitude

DEFINITIONS

  • woof
  • parallels of latitude
  • latitude
  • woof (horizontal thread in weaving)
  • weft

WORDS

北緯 běi wěi latitude north
南緯 nán wěi latitude south
地心緯度 dì xīn wěi dù geocentric latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and straight line from center of the earth)
地理緯度 dì lǐ wěi dù geographic latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and the normal to the reference ellipsoid)
經緯 jīng wěi warp and woof; longitude and latitude; main points
經緯儀 jīng wěi yí theodolite
經緯線 jīng wěi xiàn lines of latitude and longitude; warp and woof
緯圈 wěi quān line of latitude; parallel
緯度 wěi dù latitude
緯紗 wěi shā woof (horizontal thread in weaving); weft
緯線 wěi xiàn woof; line of latitude; parallel
緯線圈 wěi xiàn quān line of latitude; parallel
緯錦 wěi jǐn woof brocade; woven fabric with many-colored woof
蔣緯國 jiǎng wěi guó Chiang Wei-kuo (1916-1997), adopted son of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石
讖緯 chèn wěi divination combined with mystical Confucian philosopy, prevalent during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220)
高緯度 gāo wěi dù high latitude (i.e. near the poles)
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