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L0064800 (lăt′ĭ-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′)n.1. a. The angular distance north or south of the earth's equator, measured in degrees along a meridian, as on a map or globe.b. A region of the earth considered in relation to its distance from the equator: temperate latitudes.2. Astronomy The angular distance of a celestial body north or south of the ecliptic.3. Freedom from normal restraints, limitations, or regulations. See Synonyms at room.4. A range of values or conditions, especially the range of exposures over which a photographic film yields usable images.5. Archaic Width; breadth.

[Middle English, geographical latitude, from Old French, width, from Latin lātitūdō, width, geographical latitude, from lātus, wide.]

lat′i·tu′din·al (-to͞od′n-əl, -tyo͞od′-) adj.lat′i·tu′di·nal·ly adv.

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(ˈlætɪˌtjuːd) n1. (Navigation) a. an angular distance in degrees north or south of the equator (latitude 0°), equal to the angle subtended at the centre of the globe by the meridian between the equator and the point in questionb. (often plural) a region considered with regard to its distance from the equator. See longitude¹2. scope for freedom of action, thought, etc; freedom from restriction: his parents gave him a great deal of latitude. 3. (Photography) photog the range of exposure over which a photographic emulsion gives an acceptable negative4. (Astronomy) astronomy See celestial latitude[C14: from Latin lātitūdō, from lātus broad] ˌlatiˈtudinal adj ˌlatiˈtudinally adv

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n. 1. a. the angular distance, measured north or south from the equator, of a point on the earth's surface, expressed in degrees. b. a place or region as marked by this distance: tropical latitudes. 2. freedom from narrow restrictions; freedom of action, opinion, etc.: They allow their children latitude in choosing friends. 3. the angular distance from the ecliptic of a point on the celestial sphere. 4. the ability of a photographic emulsion to record the brightness values of a subject in their true proportion to one another. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin lātitūdō breadth] syn: See range.

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(lăt′ĭ-to͞od′) Distance north or south on the Earth's surface, measured in degrees from the equator, which has a latitude of 0°. The distance of a degree of latitude is about 69 statute miles (111 kilometers) or 60 nautical miles. Latitude and longitude are the coordinates used to identify any point on the Earth's surface. Compare longitude.

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Location north or south of the equator.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	latitude - the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itselfangular distance - the angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer; "he recorded angular distances between the stars"
	2.	latitude - freedom from normal restraints in conduct; "the new freedom in movies and novels"; "allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money"liberty - freedom of choice; "liberty of opinion"; "liberty of worship"; "liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases"; "at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes"
	3.	latitude - an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equatorline of latitude, parallel of latitude, parallelpolar circle - a line of latitude at the north or south poleshorse latitude - either of two belts or regions near 30 degrees north or 30 degrees south; characterized by calms and light-baffling windsline - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extenttropic - either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics
	4.	latitude - scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restrictionambit, range, scope, reach, compass, orbit - an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"

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noun scope, liberty, indulgence, freedom, play, room, space, licence, leeway, laxity, elbowroom, unrestrictedness He would be given every latitude in forming a new government.

latitude

nounSuitable opportunity to accept or allow something:elbowroom, leeway, margin, play, room, scope.

Translations

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latitude

(ˈlӕtitjuːd) noun1. the distance, measured in degrees on the map, that a place is north or south of the Equator. What is the latitude of London?纬度2. freedom of choice or action. 自由，自由范围

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latitude,

angular distance of any point on the surface of the earth north or south of the equator. The equator is latitude 0°, and the North Pole and South Pole are latitudes 90°N and 90°S, respectively. The length of one degree of latitude averages about 69 mi (110 km); it increases slightly from the equator to the poles as a result of the earth's polar flattening. Latitude is commonly determined by means of a sextantsextant,
instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun or another celestial body; such measurements can then be used to determine the observer's geographical position or for other navigational, surveying, or astronomical applications.
..... Click the link for more information. or other instrument that measures the angle between the horizon and the sun or another celestial body, such as the North Star (see PolarisPolaris
or North Star,
star nearest the north celestial pole (see equatorial coordinate system). It is in the constellation Ursa Minor (see Ursa Major and Ursa Minor; Bayer designation Alpha Ursae Minoris) and marks the end of the handle of the Little Dipper.
..... Click the link for more information. ). The latitude is then found by means of tables that give the position of the sun and other bodies for that date and hour. An imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting all points equidistant from the equator (and thus at the same latitude) is called a parallel of latitude. On most globes and maps parallels are usually shown in multiples of 5°. Because of their special meanings, four fractional parallels are also shown. These are the Tropic of Cancer (23 1-2°N) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23 1-2°S), marking the farthest points north and south of the equator where the sun's rays fall vertically (see tropicstropics,
also called tropical zone or torrid zone, all the land and water of the earth situated between the Tropic of Cancer at lat. 23 1-2°N and the Tropic of Capricorn at lat. 23 1-2°S.
..... Click the link for more information. ), and the Arctic CircleArctic Circle,
imaginary circle on the surface of the earth at 66 1-2°N latitude, i.e., 23 1-2° south of the North Pole. It marks the northernmost point at which the sun can be seen at the winter solstice (about Dec.
..... Click the link for more information. (66 1-2°N) and the Antarctic CircleAntarctic Circle,
imaginary circle on the surface of the earth at 66 1-2°S lat., i.e., 23 1-2° north of the South Pole. It marks the southernmost point at which the sun can be seen at the winter solstice (about June 22) and the northernmost point of the southern polar
..... Click the link for more information. (66 1-2°S), marking the farthest points north and south of the equator where the sun appears above the horizon each day of the year (see also midnight sunmidnight sun,
phenomenon in which the sun remains visible in the sky continuously for 24 hr or longer, occurring only in the polar regions. The midnight sun is due to the fact that the plane of the earth's equator is tilted about 23 1-2° to the plane of the ecliptic (the
..... Click the link for more information. ). Parallels of latitude and meridians of longitudelongitude
, angular distance on the earth's surface measured along any latitude line such as the equator east or west of the prime meridian. A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line on the earth's surface from pole to pole; two opposite meridians form a great circle dividing
..... Click the link for more information. together form a grid by which any point on the earth's surface can be specified. The term latitude is also used in various celestial coordinate systems (see ecliptic coordinate systemecliptic coordinate system,
an astronomical coordinate system in which the principal coordinate axis is the ecliptic, the apparent path of the sun through the heavens. The ecliptic poles are the two points at which a line perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic through the
..... Click the link for more information. ).

latitude

1. Short for celestial latitude. See ecliptic coordinate system. 2. Short for galactic latitude.

See galactic coordinate system.

Latitude

(religion, spiritualism, and occult)

Latitude (properly called terrestrial latitude) refers to a location’s distance from the equator. Celestial latitude refers to the angular distance (distance measured in degrees and minutes of an arc) that a planet or other celestial body is located above or below the ecliptic. One can also talk about galactic latitude, which is the distance above or below a plane drawn through the center of the Milky Way, as well as heliographic latitude, which is the distance north or south of the Sun’s equator. Clearly, the notion of latitude can be extended to any celestial body.

Sources:

DeVore, Nicholas. Encyclopedia of Astrology. New York: Philosophical Library, 1947.Filbey, John, and Peter Filbey. The Astrologer’s Companion. Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, UK: Aquarian Press, 1986.

Latitude

one of the coordinates in numerous systems of spherical coordinates that determine the position of points on the earth’s surface (seeGEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES and COORDINATES [in geodesy]), on the celestial sphere (seeCELESTIAL COORDINATES), or on the surface of the sun, moon, and planets (see HELIOCENTRIC COORDINATES; SELENOGRAPHIC COORDINATES;and PLANETOGRAPHIC COORDINATES).

For the earth, a distinction is made between astronomical latitude and geodetic latitude (or geographical latitude), depending on the method of determination. The astronomical latitude ϕ of a point on the surface of the earth is equal to the angle between a plumb line (normal to the geoid) to the point and the plane of the earth’s equator. It is also equal to the height of the pole of the earth above the horizon and is considered to be positive in the northern hemisphere and negative in the southern hemisphere. The latitude of points on the equator is 0°; the latitude of the north pole is + 90°, and that of the south pole, –90°. Lines with the same values of ϕ are parallels.

Unlike astronomical latitude, which is determined from astronomical observations, geodetic latitude is computed on the basis of measurements on the earth’s surface, for example, by the triangulation method, taken between the point being measured and a certain starting point. Geodetic latitude is equal to the angle formed by the normal to the reference ellipsoid passing through the given point and the plane of its equator.

The geocentric latitude ϕ′ is equal to the angle between the radius drawn from the center of the earth’s ellipsoid to the given point and the plane of the equator. There is a relationship between astronomical latitude and geocentric latitude: tan ϕ′ = (bla)² tan ϕ, where a is the semimajor axis of the earth’s ellipsoid and b is the semiminor axis. The largest difference between ϕ and ϕ’ occurs when ϕ = 45° (Δϕ ≃ 11′5); at the equator and the poles, Δϕ = 0.

In geodesy, the reduced latitude u is also used, whose values lie between ϕ and ϕ’ and are determined by the formula tan u = (bla)tan ϕ.

A. A. MIKHAILOV

latitude

[′lad·ə‚tüd] (geodesy) Angular distance from a primary great circle or plane, as on the celestial sphere or the earth.

latitude

1. The perpendicular distance in a horizontal plane of a point from an east-west axis of reference. 2. In surveying, the north-south component of a traverse course.

latitude

i. The angular distance from the equator to a point, measured northward or southward along a meridian through that point. It is measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds and is annotated N or S, according to whether the point lies north or south of the equator. Parallels of latitude are parallel to the equator and “cut” the earth into imaginary parallel slices. The equator is 0° latitude, the North Pole is 90° N, and the South Pole is 90° S latitude. See also parallels of latitude.
ii. That property of a film that enables it to accommodate varying conditions of light without adversely affecting the resultant photograph.

latitude

1. a. an angular distance in degrees north or south of the equator (latitude 0?), equal to the angle subtended at the centre of the globe by the meridian between the equator and the point in question b. a region considered with regard to its distance from the equator 2. Photog the range of exposure over which a photographic emulsion gives an acceptable negative 3. Astronomy See celestial latitude

latitude

The location north or south of the equator, measured in degrees from the equator, which is 0. The North Pole is plus 90 degrees, and the South Pole is minus 90 degrees. Degrees are further divided into minutes and seconds.

East/West Longitude
Longitude is the location east and west of the Greenwich prime meridian in London, measured in degrees from this reference point, which is 0. Europe is plus degrees to the east, and the Americas are minus degrees to the west.

To pinpoint a location on earth, the north/south latitude (y-axis) is combined with the east/west longitude (x-axis). For example, the Empire State Building in New York is expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds as follows:

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noun scope

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noun suitable opportunity to accept or allow something

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noun the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself

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noun freedom from normal restraints in conduct

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noun an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator

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noun scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought

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