LATITUDE

Latitude

In geography, latitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north-south position of a point on the Earth's surface. Latitude is an angle which ranges from 0° at the Equator to 90° at the poles. Lines of constant latitude, or parallels, run east–west as circles parallel to the equator. Latitude is used together with longitude to specify the precise location of features on the surface of the Earth. Since the actual physical surface of the Earth is too complex for mathematical analysis, two levels of abstraction are employed in the definition of these coordinates. In the first step the physical surface is modelled by the geoid, a surface ...

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latitude

Noun

  1. The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.
  2. An imaginary line (in fact a circle) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.
  3. The relative freedom from restrictions; scope to do something.
    His parents gave him a great deal of latitude.
  4. The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.
  5. The extent to which a light-sensitive material can be over- or underexposed and still achieve an acceptable result.
  6. Extent or scope; e.g. breadth, width or amplitude.


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