Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - latitude
Latitude
latitude
n. 1 Geog. a the angular distance on a meridian north or south of the equator, expressed in degrees and minutes. b (usu. in pl.) regions or climes, esp. with reference to temperature (warm latitudes). 2 freedom from narrowness; liberality of interpretation. 3 tolerated variety of action or opinion (was allowed much latitude). 4 Astron. the angular distance of a celestial body or point from the ecliptic. Phrases and idioms high latitudes regions near the poles. low latitudes regions near the equator. Derivatives latitudinal adj. latitudinally adv. Etymology: ME, = breadth, f. L latitudo -dinis f. latus broad
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin latitudin-, latitudo, from latus wide; akin to Old Church Slavic postĭlati to spread Date: 14th century extent or distance from side to side ; width, angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: as, angular distance north or south from the earth's equator measured through 90 degrees, angular distance of a celestial body from the ecliptic, a region or locality as marked by its ~, 3. scope, range, the range of exposures within which a film or plate will produce a negative or positive of satisfactory quality, freedom of action or choice , latitudinal adjective latitudinally adverb ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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