Definition

Examples

• 天文学家正在测量这颗恒星的赤纬。
  Tiānwénxuéjiā zhèngzài cèliáng zhè kē héngxīng de chì wěi.
  Astronomers are measuring the declination of this star.
• 赤纬和赤经是天文坐标的两个重要参数。
  chì wěi hé chìjīng shì tiānwén zuòbiāo de liǎng ge zhòngyào cānshù.
  Declination and right ascension are two important parameters of astronomical coordinates.
• 北极星的赤纬大约是90度。
  Běijíxīng de chì wěi dàyuē shì jiǔshí dù.
  The declination of Polaris is approximately 90 degrees.