LATITUDE
\lˈatɪtjˌuːd], \lˈatɪtjˌuːd], \l_ˈa_t_ɪ_t_j_ˌuː_d]\
Definitions of LATITUDE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction
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the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
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an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
By Princeton University
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scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction
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the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
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an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Extent from side to side, or distance sidewise from a given point or line; breadth; width.
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Room; space; freedom from confinement or restraint; hence, looseness; laxity; independence.
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Extent or breadth of signification, application, etc.; extent of deviation from a standard, as truth, style, etc.
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Extent; size; amplitude; scope.
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Distance north or south of the equator, measured on a meridian.
By Oddity Software
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Extent from side to side, or distance sidewise from a given point or line; breadth; width.
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Room; space; freedom from confinement or restraint; hence, looseness; laxity; independence.
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Extent or breadth of signification, application, etc.; extent of deviation from a standard, as truth, style, etc.
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Extent; size; amplitude; scope.
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Distance north or south of the equator, measured on a meridian.
By Noah Webster.
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Distance on the earth's surface as measured by degrees north or south from the equator; breadth; extent; freedom from rules.
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Latitudinal.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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The distance of a place north or south from the equator: the angular distance of a celestial body from the ecliptic: fig. extent of signification: freedom from restraint: scope.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Breadth; width; room; space; extent; scope; extent of meaning; extent of deviation from a settled point; freedom from rules or limits; laxity; the distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic; the distance of a place north or south of the equator.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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On the earth, the distance of any place in a direct line north or south from the equator, measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds,-if in the northern hemisphere, it is said to be in north latitude, if in the southern, south latitude; unrestrained meaning or freedom; laxity.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. [Latin] Extent from side to side, or distance sidewise from a given point or line; breadth; width;— room; space; hence, looseness; laxity;— breadth of signification, application, &c.; extent of deviation from a standard, as truth, style, and the like;— amplitude; scope the angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic;— the distance of any place on the globe north or south of the equator.
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