latitude
Betekenis (Engels)
- (countable) The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.
- (countable, uncountable) An imaginary line (in the form of a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.
- (countable, figuratively, uncountable) The relative freedom from restrictions; scope to do something.
- (countable, uncountable) The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.
- (countable, uncountable) The extent to which a light-sensitive material can be over- or underexposed and still achieve an acceptable result.
- (countable, uncountable) Extent or scope; e.g. breadth, width or amplitude.
Concepten
Synoniemen
line of latitude
parallel of latitude
elbow-room
hidden meaning
ecliptic latitude
discretionary powers
tolerance level
degree of latitude
astronomical latitude
celestial latitude
Vertalingen
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latitudine
latitud
latitude
γεωγραφικό πλάτος
geographische Breite
enlem
latitud
lātitūdōFrequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈlæt.ɪ.tjuːd/
Etymologie (Engels)
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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