latitude

  1. Noun.  (geography, astronomy) The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.
  2. Noun.  (geography) An imaginary line (in fact a circle) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.
  3. Noun.  The relative freedom from restrictions: ''his parents gave hime a great deal of latitude'', scope for freedom of action, thought, etc, as in common sense.
  4. Noun.  (astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.
  5. Noun.  (photography) The extent to which a light-sensitive material can be over- or underexposed and still achieve an acceptable result.
  6. Noun.  Extent or scope; e.g. breadth, width or amplitude.

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