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纬度
緯度
wěidù
1. latitude

Character Breakdown

纬
wěi
warp and woof; lines of latitude
HSK 6 7 丶
度
dù
degree, system; manner; to consider
HSK 4 9 丶

Compound Words (2)

高纬度
gāowěidù
high latitude (i.e. near the poles)
地心纬度
dìxīnwěidù
geocentric latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and straight line from center of the earth)

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