latitude

noun

/ˈlætɪtjuːd/

/ˈlætɪtuːd/

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(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 longitude
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- equator
- equinox
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- International Date Line
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- map
- planet
- tropic
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- compass
- globe
- GPS
- grid
- key
- latitude
- map
- navigate
- reference
- scale
Topics Geographyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- high
- low
- northern
- …
verb + latitude
- calculate
- determine
phrases
- 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 Dictionary
adjective
- high
- low
- northern
- …
verb + latitude
- calculate
- determine
phrases
- a line of latitude
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[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.
synonym liberty see also leeway
Extra Examples
- Their managers enjoy wide latitude to make hiring decisions.
- This method allows very little latitude for error.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- considerable
- great
- broad
- …
… of latitude
- degree
verb + latitude
- allow (somebody)
- give somebody
- permit
- …
preposition
- latitude for
- latitude in
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin latitudo ‘breadth’, from latus ‘broad’.

单词	latitude
释义	latitude noun /ˈlætɪtjuːd/ /ˈlætɪtuːd/ jump to other results (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 longitude Wordfinder climate earth equator equinox hemisphere International Date Line latitude map planet tropic Wordfinder compass globe GPS grid key latitude map navigate reference scale Topics Geographyc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective high low northern … verb + latitude calculate determine phrases a line of latitude See full entry 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 … verb + latitude calculate determine phrases a line of latitude See full entry [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. synonym liberty see also leeway 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 … … of latitude degree verb + latitude allow (somebody) give somebody permit … preposition latitude for latitude in See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin latitudo ‘breadth’, from latus ‘broad’.
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