latitude
latitude
Definition
lati·tude (lat′ə to̵̅o̅d′, -tyo̵̅o̅d′)
noun
- Rare breadth; width
- Rare extent; scope; range of applicability
- freedom from narrow restrictions; freedom of opinion, conduct, or action
- Geog.
- angular distance, measured in degrees, north or south from the equator a ship at forty degrees north latitude
- a region or place as determined by such measurement
Etymology: OFr < L latitudo < latus, wide: see lateral
lat′i·tu′·di·nal adjective
lat′i·tu′·di·nally adverb
latitude
Synonyms
latitude
n.
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.
