Latitude — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself

freedom from normal restraints in conduct

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈæɾɪtˌuːd/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈatɪtjˌuːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈatɪtjˌuːd/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈæɾɪtˌuːd/.

Examples

the new freedom in movies and novels
allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

line of latitude parallel parallel of latitude

Parts of Speech

noun	the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
noun	freedom from normal restraints in conduct “the new freedom in movies and novels”
noun	an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
noun	scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction

Word Forms

latitudinal	adjective	of or relating to latitudes north or south
latitudinarian	adjective	unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Breite

der Winkelabstand zwischen einer gedachten Linie um einen Himmelskörper parallel zu seinem Äquator und dem Äquator selbst

🇪🇸Spanish

latitud

la distancia angular entre una línea imaginaria alrededor de un cuerpo celeste paralela a su ecuador y el ecuador mismo

🇮🇹Italian

latitudine

la distanza angolare tra una linea immaginaria attorno a un corpo celeste parallela al suo equatore e l'equatore stesso

🇳🇱Dutch

breedte

de hoekafstand tussen een denkbeeldige lijn rond een hemellichaam evenwijdig aan de evenaar en de evenaar zelf

🇷🇺Russian

широта

угловое расстояние между воображаемой линией вокруг небесного тела, параллельной его экватору, и самим экватором

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अक्षांश

किसी खगोलीय पिंड के चारों ओर उसकी भूमध्य रेखा और स्वयं भूमध्य रेखा के समानांतर एक काल्पनिक रेखा के बीच की कोणीय दूरी

🇧🇩Bengali

অক্ষাংশ

একটি স্বর্গীয় দেহের চারপাশে একটি কাল্পনিক রেখার মধ্যে কৌণিক দূরত্ব তার বিষুব রেখা এবং নিরক্ষরেখার সমান্তরাল

🇮🇳Tamil

அட்சரேகை

அதன் பூமத்திய ரேகைக்கும் பூமத்திய ரேகைக்கும் இணையாக ஒரு பரலோக உடலைச் சுற்றியுள்ள கற்பனைக் கோட்டிற்கு இடையிலான கோண தூரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అక్షాంశం

భూమధ్యరేఖకు మరియు భూమధ్యరేఖకు సమాంతరంగా స్వర్గపు శరీరం చుట్టూ ఉన్న ఊహాత్మక రేఖ మధ్య కోణీయ దూరం

🇮🇳Marathi

अक्षांश

त्याच्या विषुववृत्त आणि विषुववृत्ताला समांतर असलेल्या स्वर्गीय शरीराभोवती काल्पनिक रेषेतील कोनीय अंतर

🇮🇳Gujarati

અક્ષાંશ

તેના વિષુવવૃત્ત અને વિષુવવૃત્તની સમાંતર સ્વર્ગીય શરીરની આસપાસની કાલ્પનિક રેખા વચ્ચેનું કોણીય અંતર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಕ್ಷಾಂಶ

ಅದರ ಸಮಭಾಜಕ ಮತ್ತು ಸಮಭಾಜಕಕ್ಕೆ ಸಮಾನಾಂತರವಾಗಿರುವ ಸ್ವರ್ಗೀಯ ದೇಹದ ಸುತ್ತಲಿನ ಕಾಲ್ಪನಿಕ ರೇಖೆಯ ನಡುವಿನ ಕೋನೀಯ ಅಂತರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അക്ഷാംശം

ഭൂമധ്യരേഖയ്ക്കും മധ്യരേഖയ്ക്കും സമാന്തരമായ ഒരു സ്വർഗ്ഗീയ ശരീരത്തിന് ചുറ്റുമുള്ള ഒരു സാങ്കൽപ്പിക രേഖ തമ്മിലുള്ള കോണീയ ദൂരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਥਕਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਸਵਰਗੀ ਸਰੀਰ ਦੇ ਦੁਆਲੇ ਇੱਕ ਕਾਲਪਨਿਕ ਰੇਖਾ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਕੋਣੀ ਦੂਰੀ ਇਸਦੇ ਭੂਮੱਧ ਰੇਖਾ ਅਤੇ ਭੂਮੱਧ ਰੇਖਾ ਦੇ ਸਮਾਨਾਂਤਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

عرض بلد

اس کے خط استوا اور خط استوا کے متوازی کسی آسمانی جسم کے گرد ایک خیالی لکیر کے درمیان کونیی فاصلہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

纬度

围绕天体平行于其赤道的假想线与赤道本身之间的角距离

🇯🇵Japanese

緯度

天体の赤道に平行な天体の周囲の仮想線と赤道自体の間の角距離

🇰🇷Korean

위도

적도에 평행한 천체 주위의 가상 선과 적도 자체 사이의 각도 거리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vĩ độ

khoảng cách góc giữa một đường tưởng tượng xung quanh một thiên thể song song với đường xích đạo của nó và chính đường xích đạo đó

🇹🇭Thai

ละติจูด

ระยะเชิงมุมระหว่างเส้นจินตภาพรอบเทห์ฟากฟ้าขนานกับเส้นศูนย์สูตรและเส้นศูนย์สูตรเอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

lintang

jarak sudut antara garis khayal di sekeliling benda langit yang sejajar dengan ekuatornya dan ekuator itu sendiri

🇲🇾Malay

latitud

jarak sudut antara garis khayalan mengelilingi jasad syurga yang selari dengan khatulistiwa dan khatulistiwa itu sendiri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خط العرض

المسافة الزاوية بين خط وهمي حول جرم سماوي موازي لخط الاستواء وخط الاستواء نفسه

🇮🇷Persian

عرض جغرافیایی

فاصله زاویه ای بین یک خط فرضی در اطراف یک جرم آسمانی موازی با استوای آن و خود استوا

🇹🇷Turkish

enlem

ekvatoruna paralel bir gök cismi etrafındaki hayali çizgi ile ekvatorun kendisi arasındaki açısal mesafe

🇮🇱Hebrew

רוֹחַב

המרחק הזוויתי בין קו דמיוני סביב גוף שמי המקביל לקו המשווה שלו לקו המשווה עצמו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'latitude'?

The primary meaning of 'latitude' is 'the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'latitude' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'latitude' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'latitude' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'latitude' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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