Latitude

·noun Extent; size; amplitude; scope.

II. Latitude ·noun The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.

III. Latitude ·noun Distance north or south of the equator, measured on a meridian.

IV. Latitude ·noun Extent from side to side, or distance sidewise from a given point or line; breadth; width.

V. Latitude ·noun Room; space; freedom from confinement or restraint; hence, looseness; laxity; independence.

VI. Latitude ·noun Extent or breadth of signification, application, ·etc.; extent of deviation from a standard, as truth, style, ·etc.

latitude
In wide terms, the extent of the earth from one pole to the other; but strictly it is the distance o...

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co-latitude
The abbreviation for complement of latitude, or what it is short of 90°. ...

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argument of latitude
The distance of a celestial body from one of the nodes of its orbit, upon which the latitude depends...

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difference of latitude
The distance between any two places on the same meridian, or the difference between the parallels of...

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latitude by account
That estimated by the log-board, and the last determined by observation. ...

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latitude by observation
The latitude determined by observations of the sun, star, or moon, by meridional, as also by double ...

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middle-latitude sailing
A method of converting departure in difference of longitude, and vice versâ, by using the middle lat...

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parallel of latitude
Is a circle parallel to the equator passing through any place. Almucantar is the Arabic name. ...

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latitude of a celestial object
An arc of a circle of longitude between the centre of that object and the ecliptic, and is north or ...

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