latitude
/ˈlætɪtud/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.57 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.
Countable
noun
An imaginary line (in the form of a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The extent to which a light-sensitive material can be over- or underexposed and still achieve an acceptable result.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The oat is hardier than wheat, and ripens in higher latitudes."
- "Far from the center of Shang civilization, Wu-ch'eng is located well south of the Yangtze at approximately the same latitude as Ch'ang-sha in the west and Wen-chou in the east."
- "snow showers in the northerly latitudes"
- "His parents gave him a great deal of latitude."
- ""Love!" ejaculated the Comtesse; "And so throw away the chances of a life upon a month of honey!—I say a month, which is allowing a latitude tenderness never took..."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, latitude, lātitūdō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlætɪtud/
- British English: /ˈlætɪtjuːd/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
ascending latitude
circle of latitude
high latitude
high-latitude
horse latitudes
latitude by account
low latitude
low-latitude