| 单词 | latitude |
| 释义 | latitude /lat"i toohd', -tyoohd'/, n. 1. Geog. a. the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's surface, measured on the meridian of the point. b. a place or region as marked by this distance. 2. freedom from narrow restrictions; freedom of action, opinion, etc.: He allowed his children a fair amount of latitude. 3. Astron. a. See celestial latitude. b. See galactic latitude. 4. Photog. the ability of an emulsion to record the brightness values of a subject in their true proportion to one another, expressed as the ratio of the amount of brightness in the darkest possible value to the amount of brightness in the brightest: a latitude of 1 to 128. [1350-1400; ME < L latitudo breadth, equiv. to lat(us) broad + -i- -I- + -tudo -TUDE] Syn. 2. extent, liberty, indulgence. See range. |
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