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Astronomy. The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic: called spec. celestial latitude. (See also ascending, n., geocentric, adj. 1, he…
transferred. A position on the earth's surface or the celestial sphere, as measured by degrees (chiefly of latitude).
The complement of the latitude, i.e. the difference between it and 90 degrees.