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latitudinal

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lat·i·tude  (lt-td, -tyd)
n.
1.
a. The angular distance north or south of the earth's equator, measured in degrees along a meridian, as on a map or globe.
b. A region of the earth considered in relation to its distance from the equator: temperate latitudes.
2. Astronomy The angular distance of a celestial body north or south of the ecliptic.
3. Freedom from normal restraints, limitations, or regulations. See Synonyms at room.
4. A range of values or conditions, especially the range of exposures over which a photographic film yields usable images.
5. Extent; breadth.

[Middle English, geographical latitude, from Old French, width, from Latin ltitd, width, geographical latitude, from ltus, wide.]

lati·tudin·al (-tdn-l, -tyd-) adj.
lati·tudi·nal·ly adv.
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latitude
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Adj.1.latitudinal - of or relating to latitudes north or south
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latitudinal [ˌlætɪˈtjuːdɪnl] ADJlatitudinal
latitudinal
adjBreiten-; latitudinal linesBreitengrade pl


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Upon tracing on his maps, he found that his latitudinal route had been two degrees, or one hundred and twenty miles, to the westward.
 
 
 
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