latitude

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

lat·i·tude (lătʹĭ-to͞od', -tyo͞od')Jerry Malonen.
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 lātitūdō, width, geographical latitude, from lātus, wide.] lat'i·tuʹdin·al (-to͞odʹn-əl, -tyo͞odʹ-) adj.lat'i·tuʹdi·nal·ly adv.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  line of latitude, parallel of latitude, parallel