Usage of the character 緯
wěi
纬
[緯]
- latitude
- woof (horizontal thread in weaving)
- weft
wěixiàn
纬线
[緯線]
- woof
- line of latitude
- parallel
wěijǐn
纬锦
[緯錦]
- woof brocade
- woven fabric with many-colored woof
wěishā
纬纱
[緯紗]
- woof (horizontal thread in weaving)
- weft
wěiquān
纬圈
[緯圈]
- line of latitude
- parallel
jīngwěi
经纬
[經緯]
- warp and woof
- longitude and latitude
- main points
nánwěi
南纬
[南緯]
- south latitude
chènwěi
谶纬
[讖緯]
- divination combined with mystical Confucian philosopy, prevalent during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220)
běiwěi
北纬
[北緯]
- north latitude
wěidù
纬度
[緯度]
- latitude
wěixiànquān
纬线圈
[緯線圈]
- line of latitude
- parallel
jīngwěixiàn
经纬线
[經緯線]
- lines of latitude and longitude
- warp and woof
Jiǎng Wěiguó
蒋纬国
[蔣緯國]
- Chiang Wei-kuo (1916-1997), adopted son of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石／蒋介石
gāowěidù
高纬度
[高緯度]
- high latitude (i.e. near the poles)
jīngwěiyí
经纬仪
[經緯儀]
- theodolite
jīngwěimìdù
经纬密度
[經緯密度]
- (textiles) thread count
dìxīnwěidù
地心纬度
[地心緯度]
- geocentric latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and straight line from center of the earth)
dìlǐwěidù
地理纬度
[地理緯度]
- geographic latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and the normal to the reference ellipsoid)