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緯距 (いきょ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

緯い距きょ

Meanings

1

Technical term used in engineering and navigation contexts.

この地ち図ずには緯い距きょと経けい距きょが記しるされている。
This map shows latitude and longitude.

Kanji

緯horizontal, woof, left & right
距long-distance, spur, fetlock

Related words

経けい距きょ
経距 means longitude, while 緯距 means latitude.
緯い度ど
緯度 is the common word for latitude; 緯距 is a technical term used in engineering.

Etymology

Compound of 緯 (i, 'latitude') and 距 (kyo, 'distance'). The reading いきょ is a standard on'yomi combination.