latitude

Meaning

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

Concepts

latitude

leeway

line of latitude

parallel

parallel of latitude

sky

elbow-room

climate

Synonyms

parallèle

espace

hauteur

liberté

manœuvre

Translations

latitudine

latitud

latitude

Breite

enlem

Breitengrad

latitud

γεωγραφικό πλάτος

geographische Breite

lātitūdō

breedtegraad

latitudo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/la.ti.tyd/

Etymology

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