单词 | low-latitude |
释义 | > as lemmaslow-latitude low-latitude adj. designating a place, thing, etc., in a relatively low latitudinal position, esp. close to the earth's equator; cf. sense A. 15e. ΚΠ 1865 Proc. Royal Geogr. Soc. 8 168 Lower down was the low-latitude fishery. 1894 Royal Astron. Soc. 54 131 On September 4 a small low latitude spot was seen for the last time, and for three months all the spots observed were in high latitudes. 1928 Econ. Geogr. 4 313/2 American canned foods of the type not otherwise available in these low latitude countries are finding an increasing market. 1970 Jrnl. Brit. Astron. Assoc. 81 51 The principal feature of this region is Mare Acidalium, its complex nature being well seen by Dragesco who had the great advantage of a low latitude observatory. 2005 M. Bjornerud Reading Rocks 209 (Gloss.) Rodinia: supercontinent that existed in latest Proterozoic time... Rodinia's low-latitude position may have been responsible for the Snowball Earth ice age. < as lemmas |
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