Latitude (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. Geography.
    • the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's surface, measured on the meridian of the point.
    • 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. Astronomy.
  4. 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.
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    • an angular distance in degrees north or south of the equator (latitude 0°), equal to the angle subtended at the centre of the globe by the meridian between the equator and the point in question
    • a region considered with regard to its distance from the equator
  2. scope for freedom of action, thought, etc; freedom from restriction
  3. the range of exposure over which a photographic emulsion gives an acceptable negative
  4. astronomy See celestial latitude
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