Definition of latitude

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Latitude (n.) Room; space; freedom from confinement or restraint; hence, looseness; laxity; independence..

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Solstice :: Solstice (v. i.) The point in the ecliptic at which the sun is farthest from the equator, north or south, namely, the first point of the sign Cancer and the first point of the sign Capricorn, the former being the summer solstice, latter the winter solstice, in northern latitudes; -- so called because the sun then apparently stands still in its northward or southward motion..
Parallel :: Parallel (n.) One of the imaginary circles on the surface of the earth, parallel to the equator, marking the latitude; also, the corresponding line on a globe or map..
Tropic :: Tropic (n.) The region lying between these parallels of latitude, or near them on either side..
Chorology :: Chorology (n.) The science which treats of the laws of distribution of living organisms over the earth's surface as to latitude, altitude, locality, etc..
Atmo :: Atmo (n.) The standard atmospheric pressure used in certain physical measurements calculations; conventionally, that pressure under which the barometer stands at 760 millimeters, at a temperature of 0ยก Centigrade, at the level of the sea, and in the latitude of Paris..
Tropical :: Tropical (n.) Of or pertaining to the tropics; characteristic of, or incident to, the tropics; being within the tropics; as, tropical climate; tropical latitudes; tropical heat; tropical diseases..
Perioecians :: Perioecians (n. pl.) Those who live on the same parallel of latitude but on opposite meridians, so that it is noon in one place when it is midnight in the other. Compare Antoeci..
Platitudinarian :: Platitudinarian (n.) One addicted to uttering platitudes, or stale and insipid truisms..
Low :: Low (superl.) Near, or not very distant from, the equator; as, in the low northern latitudes..
Lignum-vitae :: Lignum-vitae (n.) A tree (Guaiacum officinale) found in the warm latitudes of America, from which the guaiacum of medicine is procured. Its wood is very hard and heavy, and is used for various mechanical purposes, as for the wheels of ships' blocks, cogs, bearings, and the like. See Guaiacum..
Drift :: Drift (n.) A collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface, especially in latitudes north of forty degrees, by the agency of ice..
Line :: Line (n.) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map..
Latitude :: Latitude (n.) Extent from side to side, or distance sidewise from a given point or line; breadth; width..
Sable :: Sable (n.) A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela zibellina) native of the northern latitudes of Europe, Asia, and America, -- noted for its fine, soft, and valuable fur..
Latitude :: Latitude (n.) Extent; size; amplitude; scope.
Place :: Place (n.) Position in the heavens, as of a heavenly body; -- usually defined by its right ascension and declination, or by its latitude and longitude..
Paraphrase :: Paraphrase (v. t.) To express, interpret, or translate with latitude; to give the meaning of a passage in other language..
Commonplace :: Commonplace (n.) An idea or expression wanting originality or interest; a trite or customary remark; a platitude.
Platitudinous :: Platitudinous (a.) Abounding in platitudes; of the nature of platitudes; uttering platitudes.
Spring :: Spring (v. i.) The season of the year when plants begin to vegetate and grow; the vernal season, usually comprehending the months of March, April, and May, in the middle latitudes north of the equator..
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