latitude

Meaning of 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 circumference) 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.

Information about latitude

Hyphenation of latitude

lat-i-tude

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
  • latitude is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

latitude synonyms

Meaning line of latitude:

parallel

Translation of latitude

Anagrams of latitude

altitude

Words that rhyme with latitude

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