geographic latitude
noun
The angle made with the plane of the equator by a perpendicular to the earth's surface at any point; specifically the angular distance on its meridian of a point on the earth's surface from the equator.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in John Robertson (1690–1761).
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