lat

Examples

• All

• The date, the number of dead, the GPS coordinates, lat and long.

  Knowing (2009)

• LAT, 39 degrees, 14 minutes.

  Enemy of the State (1998)

• Sri was still using lat, long or some other coordinate system.

• If the site is at 45 Lat, 120.

  Blog text (10)

• John, give us LAT 30, 64 minutes, LONG 72, 29 minutes.

  Enemy of the State (1998)

• 60 degrees longitude, 50 lat.

  The Peacemaker (1997)

• I'll have to check the lat/longs and temperature records to see if this requirement was met.

  Blog text (22)

• Maximum resolution, LAT 38, 55, LONG 77, 00.

  Enemy of the State (1998)

• Give me real-time imagery coverage at LAT 38, 55, LONG 77, 00.

  Enemy of the State (1998)

• Sighting data are from the entire Gulf, extending north from lat. 54 N to the Alaska coast and from long. 133 W to 157 W, inclusive of all data collected from 1958 to 1995.

  Academic text (2000)

Synonyms

L

latitude

vslat

• Specialized

56 3.9

Distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees

is the short written form used for that degree measure

L

line of latitude

vslat

1 3.4

An imaginary circle around the Earth parallel to the equator that shows how far north or south a place is

is the shorter written form for that circle

P

parallel of latitude

vslat

5.1

An imaginary horizontal line around the Earth that shows how far north or south a place is

is the abbreviated label used for that circle

Compounds

I

imaginary lat syndrome

• Slang

9.9

A feeling of muscle pain that is not real after exercise

I

invisible lat syndrome

• Jargon

9.5

A posture with arms held wide that makes a person look like they have large back muscles, without visible muscles

Surface Forms

Etymology