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53 緯度
Latitude

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Meaning

Primary

Latitude

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Reading

いど

Notes

Groups

    • 緯度 （いど） Latitude

    • 緯線 （いせん） Parallel, Latitude Lines

    • 北緯 （ほくい） Northern Latitude, North Latitude

    • 南緯 （なんい） Southern Latitude, South Latitude

    • 経緯 （けいい、いきさつ） Details, Particulars, Whole Story, How It Started, Longitude And Latitude

Remarks

  • The Romans built many Wells 井戸 on lines of Latitude 緯度

  • Lines of latitude run parallel to the Equator.

  • Latitude is horizontal like the steps of a ladder. Latitude and ladder even sound similar.

  • Latitude is the distance on the earth’s surface, north or south of the Equator, expressed in angular measurements from 0° at the Equator to 90° (North or South). Southern latitudes can also be expressed as negative number where -90° is at the South Pole.

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