Dictionary entries for 'latitude'

Synonyms

lat·i·tude (lăt́ĭ-tōōd́, -tyōōd́)

[Middle English, geographical latitude, from Old French, width, from Latin lātitūdō, width, geographical latitude, from lātus, wide.]

noun

1. The angular distance north or south of the earth's equator, measured in degrees along a meridian, as on a map or globe.
2. A region of the earth considered in relation to its distance from the equator: temperate latitudes.
Astronomy The angular distance of a celestial body north or south of the ecliptic.
Freedom from normal restraints, limitations, or regulations. See synonyms at room
A range of values or conditions, especially the range of exposures over which a photographic film yields usable images.
Extent; breadth.