Latitude

Meaning

Noun

●

In Astronomy & Geography:

The

or

from a planet's

,

along the

of that particular point.

●

In Geography:

An

(

a

) around a

to the

's equator.

●

The

from

;

to do something.

●

In Astronomy & Non-Euclidean geometry:

The

of a

from the ecliptic.

●

In Photography:

The

to which a

light-sensitive

can be over- or

and still

an

result.

●

Extent or

; e.g.

,

or amplitude.

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Origin

latitude

English

latitude

French

latitudo

Latin

latus

Latin

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