noun · countable / uncountable · rare

latitude

latitude · latitudes

широта

широта, свобода, воля, параллель

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The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the…The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.

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UK/ˈlætɪtjuːd/US/ˈlætɪtud/

» Please give us some latitude this time.

Meaning

6 senses

(countable)The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.
Breite, geographische Breite, Breitengrad
широта́širotá
широта́šyrotá
the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
(countable, uncountable)An imaginary line (in the form of a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.
snow showers in the northerly latitudes
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паралле́льparallélʹ, широта́širotá
an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)The relative freedom from restrictions; scope to do something.
His parents gave him a great deal of latitude.
Spielraum
свобо́даsvobóda, самостоя́тельностьsamostojátelʹnostʹ, во́ляvólja
scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction
(countable, uncountable)The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.
широта́širotá
(countable, uncountable)The extent to which a light-sensitive material can be over- or underexposed and still achieve an acceptable result.
широта́širotá
(countable, uncountable)Extent or scope; e.g. breadth, width or amplitude.

Examples

13 sentences

Please give us some latitude this time.
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Please give me some latitude this time.
deGib mir diesmal bitte etwas Spielraum!
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The horse latitudes are subtropical regions known for calm winds and little precipitation.
deDie Rossbreiten sind subtropische Gebiete, die für Windstille und wenig Niederschlag bekannt sind.
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The horse latitudes are located at about 30 degrees north and south of the equator.
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Allow him more latitude.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

angular distance north or south from the equator:

Русский

By meaning 3

angular distance north or south from the equator:

imaginary line parallel to the equator:

freedom from restrictions:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

angular distance north or south from the equator:

imaginary line parallel to the equator:

freedom from restrictions:

Origin

Borrowed into Middle English from Old French latitude, from Latin lātitūdō (“breadth, widt

Borrowed into Middle English from Old French latitude, from Latin lātitūdō (“breadth, width, latitude”), from lātus (“broad, wide”), from older stlātus. Possibly related with lateral, though this is uncertain.

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