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latitudinally

latitudinally

1 7.5
In a way that shows change from the equator toward the poles
  • adverb
  • /ˌlætɪˈtudɪnəli/
  • Specialized
: latitudinalmente
  • During the climate study, researchers observed that certain plant varieties thrived latitudinally in warmer regions.

Examples

  • For example, one can assess the classical hypothesis that highland organisms shifted in concert, elevationally or latitudinally, in response to glacial cycles (Sullivan et al. 2000, Schniewetter et al. 2004).

    Academic text (2011)
  • Similarly, pies made from locally grown fruits and nuts order themselves latitudinally along the eastern border of the Plains.

    Academic text (2003)
  • This swath of towns also expanded latitudinally.

    Academic text (2001)
  • A panregion is a large functional area linking core states to resource peripheries and cutting across latitudinally distributed environmental zones.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The GRS was so big and so obvious that it provided an unambiguous marker by which to note the latitudinally dependent rotation periods of Jupiter.

    Academic text (2000)
  • In the Andes, the temperature gradient is vertical rather than horizontal; species can track the climate by migrating up the mountainside instead of migrating latitudinally.

    Blog text (30)
  • Stephen Wilde (00:59:57): "Also, one would need to observe the air circulation systems moving latitudinally before the ocean sea surface temperatures change, and I don't think that happens, does it?"

    Blog text (5)
  • The scientists studied how different species are distributed latitudinally across the globe.

  • The map shows how cities are aligned latitudinally, indicating their distance from the equator.

Synonyms

zonally
vslatitudinally
  • Specialized
1 7.5

In a mainly east-west direction across a region

refers to movement along east–west geographic lines rather than across bands

Surface Forms

latitudinally positive

Morphology

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

The adverb is formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the clear adjective 'latitudinal'.

Etymology

Latitudinally comes from latitude, which in turn comes from an old Latin root latus meaning 'broad' or 'wide'. Lines of latitude are like wide circles around the Earth, so to move latitudinally is to move along those east and west lines, which explains the modern meaning.