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地理緯度

简地理纬度 · 繁地理緯度

Mandarin · pinyin dì lǐ wěi dù

geographic latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and the normal to the reference ellipsoid)

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地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
理: lǐ · reason, logic; manage
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度: dù · degree, system; manner; to consider
纬: wěi · woof; parallels of latitude

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4–3–3–4 · di4 li3 wei3 du4

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dei6 lei5 wai5 dou6

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