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Type Words
Synonyms line of latitude, parallel, parallel of latitude
Type of line
Has types tropic, polar circle, horse latitude
Derivation latitudinal
Type Words
Type of liberty
Derivation latitudinarian


allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money.
Type Words
Type of scope, orbit, compass, ambit, range, reach
Derivation latitudinarian
Type Words
Type of angular distance
Derivation latitudinal

Examples of latitude

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They worked on using map scale and locating places using longitude and latitude.
From the DesMoinesRegister.com
Hi Douglas,We actually included the exact latitude and longitude in the caption.
From the newscientist.com
Latitude, elevational climatic zonation and speciation in New World vertebrates.
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Because of that, they tend to give me more latitude when it comes to my toddler.
From the cnn.com
The town's Latitudes Bar is a reference to the 45th degree latitude of the city.
From the newsobserver.com
For terrestrial navigation these coordinates can include longitude and latitude.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Tropical to mid-latitude snow and ice accumulation, flow and glaciation on Mars.
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This low precipitation allows high-latitude snowfalls to melt during the summer.
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Boston, at the same latitude, posts average lows of 23 degrees during that time.
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More examples
  • The angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
  • Freedom from normal restraints in conduct; "the new freedom in movies and novels"; "allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money"
  • Scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction
  • In geography, latitude (u03C6) is a geographic coordinate that specifies the northu2013south position of a point on the Earth's surface. Latitude is an angle (defined below) which ranges from 0u00B0 at the Equator to 90u00B0 (North or South) at the poles. Lines of constant latitude, or parallels, run eastu2013west as circles parallel to the equator...
  • Latitude is part of the World Square complex bounded by George, Goulburn, Liverpool and Pitt Streets in Sydney, Australia. The building's official name is Ernst & Young Tower at Latitude and is located on the corner of George and Goulburn streets.
  • The Latitude , formerly Rhine Harbour , will be a private housing estate in Prince Edward Road East, San Po Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, near Kai Tak metropolis. There will be five residential towers with a total of 1,100 flats. ...
  • The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point; An imaginary line (in fact a circle) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator; The relative freedom from restrictions: his parents gave hime a great deal of ...
  • (Latitudes) New York, B. W. Huebsch, inc., 1924
  • The range between overexposure and underexposure in which a film will still produce usable images. (Camera)