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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Noun
1. the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
(hypernym) angular distance
2. freedom from normal restraints in conduct; "the new freedom in movies and novels"; "allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money"
(hypernym) liberty
3. an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
(synonym) line of latitude, parallel of latitude, parallel
(hypernym) line
(hyponym) polar circle
4. scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction
(hypernym) scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambit

n. latitude, angular distance on a meridian north or south of the equator