latitude
noun/ˈlætɪtjuːd/
/ˈlætɪtuːd/
- (abbreviation lat.)[uncountable] the distance of a place north or south of the equator (= the line around the world dividing north and south), measured in degrees compare longitudeTopics Geographyc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- high
- low
- northern
- …
- calculate
- determine
- a line of latitude
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- latitudes[plural] a region of the world that is a particular distance from the equator
- the northern latitudes
- These birds only survive in temperate latitudes.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- low
- northern
- …
- calculate
- determine
- a line of latitude
- [uncountable] (formal) freedom to choose what you do or the way that you do it
- Nowadays, newspapers are allowed considerable latitude in criticizing the government.
- Some degree of latitude is required in interpreting the law on this point.
Extra Examples- Their managers enjoy wide latitude to make hiring decisions.
- This method allows very little latitude for error.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- great
- broad
- …
- degree
- allow (somebody)
- give somebody
- permit
- …
- latitude for
- latitude in
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin latitudo ‘breadth’, from latus ‘broad’.
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