Latitude

Quick meaning: Latitude is a noun meaning (geography) An imaginary line (in the form of a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.

Meaning

(geography) An imaginary line (in the form of a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.

More Meanings

1. (figurative) The relative freedom from restrictions; scope to do something.
2. (astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.
3. (photography) The extent to which a light-sensitive material can be over- or underexposed and still achieve an acceptable result.
4. Extent or scope; e.g. breadth, width or amplitude.
5. (geography, astronomy, countable) The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.

Example Sentences

snow showers in the northerly latitudes

His parents gave him a great deal of latitude.

The oat is hardier than wheat, and ripens in higher latitudes.

"Love!" ejaculated the Comtesse; "And so throw away the chances of a life upon a month of honey!—I say a month, which is allowing a latitude tenderness never took.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for latitude

Depending on context, synonyms include parallel, leeway.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include parallel, equator, hemisphere, longitude, margin, leverage.

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