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latitude Definition

lati·tude (latə to̵̅o̅d′, -tyo̵̅o̅d′)

noun

  1. Rare breadth; width
  2. Rare extent; scope; range of applicability
  3. freedom from narrow restrictions; freedom of opinion, conduct, or action
  4. Geog.
    1. angular distance, measured in degrees, north or south from the equator a ship at forty degrees north latitude
    2. a region or place as determined by such measurement

Etymology: OFr < L latitudo < latus, wide: see lateral

latitude Related Forms
lat′i·tu·di·nal adjective lat′i·tu·di·nally adverb
latitude Synonyms

latitude

n.

  1. Freedom within limits

    range, scope, independence; see extent, freedom 2.

  2. A point in its relationship to the equator

    meridional distance, degree, measure, degrees of latitude; see measure 1.

latitude Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • calculate: It was employed to calculate latitudes by observation of the height of the sun above the horizon.
  • determine: It is capable of determining latitude, longitude, and altitude of the individual user.
  • allow: It also allowed much more latitude in terms of plot.

Adjective modifier

  • galactic: The Astronomical Almanac reports the galactic latitude of the object in decimal degrees.
  • geomagnetic: The optimum heading will vary depending on your geomagnetic latitude.
  • ecliptic: The ecliptic latitude of an object in the sky is its angular distance north or south of the ecliptic.
  • northerly: Its climate can be milder than its northerly latitude would suggest.
  • temperate: This has been marked by: Cooling in temperate latitudes.
  • heliographic: On the contrary 3 of the 4 zero anisotropy events identified are seen at heliographic latitudes greater than 42 degrees south.

Modifies a noun

  • x1: Our benchmark tests showed that, despite its small size, the Latitude X1 is a decent performer.
  • laptop: We've got some Dell Latitude laptops with touchpads and I struggled to get the touchpads turned off.
  • festival: So goes ' the pitch ' for the Latitude festival.
  • scale: Parallels are drawn horizontally straight across the map sheet joining divisions on the latitude scales on the sides.
  • region: To complement other ocean techniques with particular attention to climatically sensitive high latitude regions.

Noun used with modifier

  • exposure: In any case, the exposure latitude is far greater than that of slide film.
  • degree: So far only the southern sky above 60 degrees latitude has been covered.
  • north: It bent around in such a curve as to end in a wide angle toward two degrees forty minutes north latitude.

Preposition: in

  • hemisphere: By contrast, the region above 80 magnetic latitude in the northern hemisphere lies mainly in the Arctic ocean.

Preposition: of

  • hemisphere: In general, species were found to have only become established if they were introduced from similar latitudes of either hemisphere.
  • object: The Astronomical Almanac reports the galactic latitude of the object in decimal degrees.
latitude Quotes

When a writer calls his work a Romance, it need hardly be observed that he wishes to claim a certain latitude, both as to its fashion and material, which he would not have felt himself entitled to assume had he professed to be writing a Novel.

—Hawthorne, Nathaniel

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