latitude

n. angular distance on a meridian north or south of the equator; freedom of thought or action, liberty; extent to which an emulsion records the brightness values of a subject (Photography)

Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi, , gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the equator. Lines of Latitude are the horizontal lines shown running east-to-west on maps. Technically, Latitude is an angular measurement in degrees (marked with °) ranging from 0° at the Equator (low latitude) to 90° at the poles (90° N for the North Pole or 90° S for the South Pole; high latitude). The complementary angle of a latitude is called the colatitude.
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n. latitude, angular distance on a meridian north or south of the equator

n. height, latitude

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The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.
  

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Room; space; freedom from confinement or restraint; hence, looseness; laxity; independence.
  

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Extent; size; amplitude; scope.
  

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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 from side to side, or distance sidewise from a given point or line; breadth; width.
  

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Distance north or south of the equator, measured on a meridian.