latitude
31latitude — /ˈlætətjud / (say latuhtyoohd), / tʃud/ (say choohd) noun 1. Geography a. the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth s surface, measured on the meridian of the point: Canberra has a latitude of 35°17 S and a… …
32latitude — Heliocentric He li*o*cen tric (h[=e] l[i^]*[ o]*s[e^]n tr[i^]k), Heliocentrical He li*o*cen tric al (h[=e] l[i^]*[ o]*s[e^]n tr[i^]*kal), a. [Helio + centric, centrical: cf. F. h[ e]liocentrique.] (Astron.) pertaining to the sun s center, or… …
33latitude — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin latitudin , latitudo, from latus wide; akin to Old Church Slavic postĭlati to spread Date: 14th century 1. archaic extent or distance from side to side ; width 2. angular distance from some specified… …
34Latitude 55° — Infobox Film name = Latitude 55° image size = caption = director = John Juliani producer = Donna Wong Juliani writer = John Juliani Sharon Riis narrator = starring = Andrée Pelletier August Schellenberg music = Victor Davies cinematography =… …
35Latitüde — geografische Breite; Breitengrad; Spielraum; Freizügigkeit; Raum; Ellbogenfreiheit; Bewegungsfreiheit * * * La|ti|tü|de 〈f. 19〉 1. geograf. Breite 2. 〈veraltet〉 Weite, Spielraum [<frz. latitude „( …
36latitude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. range, extent, scope, freedom, breadth, space. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Freedom within limits] Syn. range, scope, independence; see extent , freedom 2 . 2. [A point in its relationship to the equator]… …
37latitude — lat|i|tude [ lætə,tud ] noun 1. ) count or uncount TECHNICAL the distance of a point on the Earth from the EQUATOR (=the imaginary line around the center of the Earth), measured in degrees north or south ─ compare LONGITUDE 2. ) latitudes plural… …
38latitude — [14] Latin lātus meant ‘broad’. From it were derived dīlātāre ‘spread out’ (source of English dilate) and lātitūdō, which English took over as latitude. Its use as a cartographical term stems from the oblong maps of the ancient world, in which… …
39latitude — noun 1 (C, U) technical the distance north or south of the equator (=the imaginary line around the middle of the world) measured in degrees compare longitude 2 latitudes (plural) an area at a particular latitude: At these latitudes you often get… …
40latitude — noun 1) Toronto and Nice are on the same latitude Syn: parallel Ant: longitude 2) he gave them a lot of latitude Syn: freedom, scope, leeway, space, breathing space, flexibility …
