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latitude (noun)

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  • latitude — ► NOUN 1) the angular distance of a place north or south of the equator. 2) (latitudes) regions with reference to their temperature and distance from the equator: northern latitudes. 3) scope for freedom of action or thought. DERIVATIVES… …   English terms dictionary

  • latitude — lat‧i‧tude [ˈlættjuːd ǁ tuːd] noun [uncountable] JOURNALISM freedom to choose what you do or say: latitude in • The new guidelines give banks more latitude in making loans. • States generally have wide latitude in setting tax policies. * * *… …   Financial and business terms

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

  • latitude — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin latitudin , latitudo, from latus wide; akin to Old Church Slavic postĭlati to spread Date: 14th century 1. archaic extent or distance from side to side ; width 2. angular distance from some specified… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • latitude — noun 1 (C, U) technical the distance north or south of the equator (=the imaginary line around the middle of the world) measured in degrees compare longitude 2 latitudes (plural) an area at a particular latitude: At these latitudes you often get… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • latitude — noun 1) Toronto and Nice are on the same latitude Syn: parallel Ant: longitude 2) he gave them a lot of latitude Syn: freedom, scope, leeway, space, breathing space, flexibility …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • latitude effect — noun : the variation of any physical quantity with latitude; specifically : an increase of cosmic ray intensity with magnetic latitude especially at high altitudes …   Useful english dictionary

  • latitude — I noun absence of restraint, accommodation, amplitude, autonomy, carte blanche, choice, discretion, ease of movement, exemption from control, expanse, expansion, extension, field, free course, free decision, free hand, free play, free thought,… …   Law dictionary

  • latitude — noun /ˈlæt.ɪ.tjuːd,ˈlæt.ɪ.tud,ˈlæt.ə.tjud/ a) The angular distance north or south from a planets equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point. b) An imaginary line (in fact a circle) around a planet running parallel to the… …   Wiktionary

  • latitude — noun Syn: freedom, scope, leeway, (breathing) space, flexibility, liberty, independence, free rein, licence, slack Ant: restriction …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • latitude — UK [ˈlætɪˌtjuːd] / US [ˈlætəˌtud] noun Word forms latitude : singular latitude plural latitudes 1) [countable/uncountable] science the distance of a point on the Earth from the equator (= the imaginary line around the middle of the Earth),… …   English dictionary

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