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• Degree of latitude — Degree De*gree , n. [F. degr[ e], OF. degret, fr. LL. degradare. See {Degrade}.] 1. A step, stair, or staircase. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By ladders, or else by degree. Rom. of R. [1913 Webster] 2. One of a series of progressive steps upward or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• degree of latitude — platumos laipsnis statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Geografinės platumos matavimo vienetas, išreiškiamas lanko laipsniu. atitikmenys: angl. degree of latitude vok. Breitengrad, m rus. градус широты, m pranc. degré de… …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

• degree of latitude — platumos laipsnis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. degree of latitude vok. Breitengrad, m rus. градус широты, m pranc. degré de latitude, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• Degree — De*gree , n. [F. degr[ e], OF. degret, fr. LL. degradare. See {Degrade}.] 1. A step, stair, or staircase. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By ladders, or else by degree. Rom. of R. [1913 Webster] 2. One of a series of progressive steps upward or downward,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Degree of a curve — Degree De*gree , n. [F. degr[ e], OF. degret, fr. LL. degradare. See {Degrade}.] 1. A step, stair, or staircase. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By ladders, or else by degree. Rom. of R. [1913 Webster] 2. One of a series of progressive steps upward or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Degree of a surface — Degree De*gree , n. [F. degr[ e], OF. degret, fr. LL. degradare. See {Degrade}.] 1. A step, stair, or staircase. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By ladders, or else by degree. Rom. of R. [1913 Webster] 2. One of a series of progressive steps upward or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Degree of longitude — Degree De*gree , n. [F. degr[ e], OF. degret, fr. LL. degradare. See {Degrade}.] 1. A step, stair, or staircase. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By ladders, or else by degree. Rom. of R. [1913 Webster] 2. One of a series of progressive steps upward or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Latitude — This article is about the geographical reference system. For other uses, see Latitude (disambiguation). Map of Earth Longitude (λ) Lines of longitude appear vertical with varying curvature in this projection, but are actually halves of great… …   Wikipedia

• degree —    1. (° or deg)    the standard unit of angle measure, equal to 1/360 circle, 60 minutes, 3600 seconds, or about 0.017 453 293 radian. So far as we know, this unit was introduced by the Greek geometer Hipparchus of Nicaea (ca. 180 ca. 125 BC),… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• latitude — noun 1 geographical position ADJECTIVE ▪ high, low ▪ northern, southern ▪ polar, temperate, tropical ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• latitude — late 14c., breadth, from O.Fr. latitude (13c.) and directly from L. latitudo breadth, width, extent, size, from latus wide, from PIE root *stele to spread (Cf. O.C.S. steljo to spread out, Armenian lain broad ). Geographical sense also is from… …   Etymology dictionary