The angular distance north or south of the earth's equator, measured in degrees along a meridian, as on a map or globe.
A region of the earth considered in relation to its distance from the equator: temperate latitudes.
Astronomy The angular distance of a celestial body north or south of the ecliptic.
Freedom from normal restraints, limitations, or regulations. See Synonyms at room.
A range of values or conditions, especially the range of exposures over which a photographic film yields usable images.
Extent; breadth.
[Middle English, geographical latitude, from Old French, width, from Latin lātitūdō, width, geographical latitude, from lātus, wide.]
lat'i·tu'din·al (-tōōd'n-əl, -tyōōd'-) adj., lat'i·tu'di·nal·ly adv.
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