latitude
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- noun
- /ˈlætɪˌtud/
- Specialized
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latitud
- Here in mid latitude, we've experienced an increase in winter storms.
- latitude and longitude
- high latitudes
- 60 degrees latitude
I'll find the latitude, longitude and show up there.
- I'll find the latitude, longitude and show up there.
- They their eyes aren't dark like most people that live at Equatorial latitudes.
- If you live at a northern latitude, you're more at risk of of developing vitamin D deficiency.
- You shall observe what occurs in your latitude, I in mine.
- It'll quote the latitudes correctly, but draw the exactly wrong conclusion.
Examples
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The coordinates, latitude 2.896, longitude 2.869, tomorrow at seven a.m.
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Sir, what is your latitude and longitude?
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I can probably give you the latitude within a few degrees, then.
Fiction book (1995) -
Opened all the land south of latitude 60 degrees S to all nations.
Academic text (1990) -
You shall observe what occurs in your latitude, I in mine.
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The island sits far beyond the north coast of Scotland, up at latitude sixty degrees.
Fiction book (1999) -
If you live at a northern latitude, you're more at risk of of developing vitamin D deficiency.
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Sunrise in midsummer at that latitude was at about six o'clock.
Fiction book (1996) -
The climate varies significantly at different latitudes around the world.
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Many species of plants thrive at lower latitudes where the temperatures are warmer.
Synonyms
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An imaginary line around the Earth that runs east to west like the equator
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A distance north or south from the equator
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An imaginary circle around the Earth parallel to the equator that shows how far north or south a place is
An imaginary horizontal line around the Earth that shows how far north or south a place is
Compounds
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An imaginary circle around the Earth parallel to the equator that shows how far north or south a place is
- Specialized
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An area with calm winds about 30 degrees north or south of the equator with little rain
- Specialized
The angle that shows how far north or south a star is from the sky's equator, measured in degrees
An imaginary horizontal line around the Earth that shows how far north or south a place is
Surface Forms
Morphology
latitude = lat + itude
The geographic sense comes from the same Latin-derived formation and the components ('lat' + '-itude') are not transparent productive English elements for learners.
Etymology
Latitude comes from the Latin latus meaning 'wide'. It was used for 'breadth' or distance across the Earth, so latitude became the name for the imaginary lines that show how far north or south a place is from the equator.