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latitudinal

latitudinal

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About how far north or south a place is
  • adjective
  • /ˌlætɪˈtudɪnəl/
  • Specialized
: latitudinal
  • The uncertainty arises partly from the strong latitudinal differences in projected precipitation changes.
  • latitudinal gradient
  • latitudinal patterns
  • latitudinal distribution

So that when it's grazing it has more latitudinal cover.

Examples

  • Many insects change voltinism (the number of generations per year) across latitudinal gradients (Chown and Gaston 1999; Gaston 2003), which may shape their ability to deal with winter conditions.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Compute the latitudinal and longitudinal difference between the Texas town you chose and Abilene.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Along with the latitudinal co-ordinates.

    The Raven (2012)

  • - It's a latitudinal co-ordinate.

    The Raven (2012)

  • A number of studies have suggested that latitudinal diversity patterns exist in above- and below-SWI communities.

    Academic text (2000)

  • First, there is a strong latitudinal gradient in the relative diversity of ficus.

    Academic text (2005)

  • For example, Hughes and colleagues (2002) found latitudinal gradients in coral recruitment by looking over 21 different studies.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The ecological variation associated with elevation is equivalent to a latitudinal displacement of 5,000 km.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Second, snowshoe hares in North America show no latitudinal gradients in cyclicity.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The study analyzed the latitudinal patterns of bird migration across different regions.

Surface Forms

latitudinal positive

Morphology

latitudinal = latitude + latitude (transparent) = latitude + al

The adjective is formed regularly from the noun 'latitude' with the productive suffix '-al', and the meaning 'relating to latitude' is direct and predictable.

Etymology

Latitudinal comes from latitude, which in turn comes from the Latin root latus meaning 'side' or 'width'. So latitudinal describes a place's position 'north or south' on the Earth, because latitude measures how far a place is around the Earth's sides.