colatitude

[ koh-lat-i-tood, -tyood ]

nounAstronomy, Navigation.
  1. the complement of the latitude; the difference between a given latitude and 90°.

Origin of colatitude

1
First recorded in 1780–90; co- + latitude

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British Dictionary definitions for colatitude

colatitude

/ (kəʊˈlætɪˌtjuːd) /


noun
  1. astronomy nautical the complement of the celestial latitude

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