latitude

Signification (Anglais)

1. (feminine) expansion, breadth
2. (feminine) the distance from a place to the equator measured in degrees on the meridian; parallel viewing
3. (broadly, feminine) Different areas under a given temperature due to their greater or lesser distance from the equator
4. (feminine) the angle with a plane parallel to the ecliptic, the straight line that passes through a heavenly body and a particular centre on this plane
5. (feminine) freedom

Synonymes

parallèle

espace

hauteur

liberté

manœuvre

Traductions

latitude

latitudine

latitud

latitude

Breite

enlem

Breitengrad

latitud

γεωγραφικό πλάτος

geographische Breite

lātitūdō

breedtegraad

breedte

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/la.ti.tyd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin lātitūdō (“breadth, width, latitude”), from lātus (“broad, wide”), from older stlātus.