geographical latitude
1Geographical 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 …
2geographical latitude — noun : the angle between the plane of the earth s equator and the line perpendicular to the standard spheroid at a given point on the earth s surface compare terrestrial latitude …
3geographical latitude — noun the angle made with the plane of the equator by a perpendicular to the earth s surface at any point …
4Latitude — 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 do not… …
5geographical — adj. (also geographic) of or relating to geography. Phrases and idioms: geographical latitude the angle made with the plane of the equator by a perpendicular to the earth s surface at any point. geographical mile a distance equal to one minute of …
6Latitude (disambiguation) — Latitude may refer to:* Latitude, a geographical term denoting the north/south angular location of a place on a sphere * Exposure latitude, a photographic term pertaining to over/underexposure of film * Latitude Group, a UK search engine… …
7latitude — late 14c., breadth, from O.Fr. latitude (13c.) and directly from L. latitudo breadth, width, extent, size, from latus wide, from PIE root *stele to spread (Cf. O.C.S. steljo to spread out, Armenian lain broad ). Geographical sense also is from… …
8Latitude — This article is about the geographical reference system. For other uses, see Latitude (disambiguation). Map of Earth Longitude (λ) Lines of longitude appear vertical with varying curvature in this projection, but are actually halves of great… …
9Geographical — Geographic Ge o*graph ic, Geographical Ge o*graph ic*al, a. [L. geographicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. g[ e]ographique.] Of or pertaining to geography. [1913 Webster] {Geographical distribution}. See under {Distribution}. {Geographic latitude} (of a place) …
10Geographical distribution — Geographic Ge o*graph ic, Geographical Ge o*graph ic*al, a. [L. geographicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. g[ e]ographique.] Of or pertaining to geography. [1913 Webster] {Geographical distribution}. See under {Distribution}. {Geographic latitude} (of a place) …