co|lat|i|tude

co|lat|i|tude
co|lat|i|tude «koh LAT uh tood, -tyood», noun.
Astronomy. the complement of the latitude; the difference between a given latitude, expressed in degrees, and 90 dgrees.

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  • lat — ac·co·lat·ed; acous·ti·co·lat·er·al; ada·lat; aero·phi·lat·e·list; aero·phi·lat·e·ly; am·bi·lat·er·al; an·tero·lat·er·al; bal·lat; be·lat·ed; bi·lat·er·al; bi·lat·er·al·ism; bi·lat·er·al·is·tic; bi·lat·er·al·i·ty; bos·se·lat·ed;… …   English syllables

  • -tude — ⇒ ITUDE, TUDE, suff. Suff. formateur de subst. abstr. de genre fém. désignant la qualité ou l état exprimé par la base. A. 1. [Le dér. désigne exclusivement ou principalement la qualité morale, l état psychol. ou physiol.] V. aptitude, béatitude …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • latitude — lat|i|tude [ˈlætıtju:d US tu:d] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: latitudo, from latus wide ] 1.) [U and C] the distance north or south of the ↑equator (=the imaginary line around the middle of the world) , measured in degrees →↑longitude 2.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • latitude — lat|i|tude [ lætə,tud ] noun 1. ) count or uncount TECHNICAL the distance of a point on the Earth from the EQUATOR (=the imaginary line around the center of the Earth), measured in degrees north or south ─ compare LONGITUDE 2. ) latitudes plural… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • latitude — lat·i·tude …   English syllables

  • latitude — lat•i•tude [[t]ˈlæt ɪˌtud, ˌtyud[/t]] n. 1) geo a) the angular distance, measured north or south from the equator, of a point on the earth s surface, expressed in degrees b) a place or region as marked by this distance: tropical latitudes[/ex] 2) …   From formal English to slang

  • Ascending latitude — Latitude Lat i*tude, n. [F. latitude, L. latitudo, fr. latus broad, wide, for older stlatus; perh. akin to E. strew.] 1. Extent from side to side, or distance sidewise from a given point or line; breadth; width. [1913 Webster] Provided the length …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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