latitude

Significat (Anglès)

  1. (countable) The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.
  2. (countable, uncountable) An imaginary line (in the form of a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.
  3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) The relative freedom from restrictions; scope to do something.
  4. (countable, uncountable) The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.
  5. (countable, uncountable) The extent to which a light-sensitive material can be over- or underexposed and still achieve an acceptable result.
  6. (countable, uncountable) Extent or scope; e.g. breadth, width or amplitude.

Traduccions

γεωγραφικό πλάτος

geographische Breite

enlem

lātitūdō

Freqüència

C2
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈlæt.ɪ.tjuːd/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

Borrowed into Middle English from Old French latitude, from Latin lātitūdō (“breadth, width, latitude”), from lātus (“broad, wide”), from older stlātus. Possibly related with lateral, though this is uncertain.

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