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单词 co-latitude
释义

co-latituden.

Etymology: see co- prefix 6.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: co-ˈlatitude.
Astronomy.
The complement of the latitude, i.e. the difference between it and 90 degrees.
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the world > the universe > heavenly body > position of heavenly body > [noun] > latitude
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degree1647
co-latitude1790
1790 Roy Trigon. Operation in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 80 208 Its latitude will be 51° 6′ 52″ 8; and hence PR the co-latitude will be 38° 53′ 7″.2.
1878 J. N. Lockyer Stargazing 329 The altitude of the star in this case is its declination plus the co-latitude of the place.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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