the angular distance of a point on the surface of the earth measured North or South from the equator: compare longitude
(in pl) regions as marked by their latitude
in northern latitudes
freedom of action or choice
latitudinal /-ʹtyoohdinl/ adj
latitudinally /-ʹtyoohdinəli/ adv
[Middle English from Latin latitudin-, latitudo, from latus wide]