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Definitions for Latitude
[1] Geography . the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's surface, measured on the meridian of the point. a place or region as marked by this distance.
[2] freedom from narrow restrictions; freedom of action, opinion, etc.: He allowed his children a fair amount of latitude.
[3] Astronomy . celestial latitude. galactic latitude.
[4] Photography . the ability of an emulsion to record the brightness values of a subject in their true proportion to one another, expressed as the ratio of the amount of brightness in the darkest possible value to the amount of brightness in the brightest: a latitude of 1 to 128.
[5] an angular distance in degrees north or south of the equator (latitude 0°), equal to the angle subtended at the centre of the globe by the meridian between the equator and the point in question (often plural) a region considered with regard to its distance from the equator See longitude (def. 1)
[6] scope for freedom of action, thought, etc; freedom from restriction his parents gave him a great deal of latitude
[7] photog the range of exposure over which a photographic emulsion gives an acceptable negative
[8] astronomy See celestial latitude
Words related to Latitude
breadth, play, run, room, license, space, span, swing, reach, sweep, liberty, laxity, width, range, spread, leeway, extent, compass, indulgence, margin
Words nearby Latitude
latinus, latinx, latish, latissimus dorsi, latitia, latitude, latitudinal, latitudinarian, latitudinous, latium, latke
Origin of Latitude
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin lātitūdō breadth, equivalent to lāt(us ) broad + -i- -i- + -tūdō -tude
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Word origin for Latitude
C14: from Latin lātitūdō, from lātus broad
Synonyms for Latitude
elbow room, breadth, compass, extent, independence, indulgence, laxity, leeway, liberty, license, margin, play, range, reach, room, run, space, span, spread, sweep, swing, width, run of, unrestrictedness