latitude

Meaning

  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.

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlæt.ɪ.tjuːd/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed into Middle English from Old French latitude, from Latin lātitūdō (“breadth, width, latitude”), from lātus (“broad, wide”), from older stlātus.

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