latitude 音标拼音: [l'ætət
, ud]
n . 纬度,范围
纬度,范围
latitude n 1 :
the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself 2 :
freedom from normal restraints in conduct ; "
the new freedom in movies and novels "; "
allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money "
3 :
an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator [
synonym : {
latitude }, {
line of latitude }, {
parallel of latitude },
{
parallel }]
4 :
scope for freedom of e .
g .
action or thought ;
freedom from restriction Latitude \
Lat "
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n . [
F .
latitude ,
L .
latitudo ,
fr .
latus broad ,
wide ,
for older stlatus ;
perh .
akin to E .
strew .]
1 .
Extent from side to side ,
or distance sidewise from a given point or line ;
breadth ;
width .
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Provided the length do not exceed the latitude above one third part . --
Sir H .
Wotton .
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2 .
Room ;
space ;
freedom from confinement or restraint ;
hence ,
looseness ;
laxity ;
independence .
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In human actions there are no degrees and precise natural limits described ,
but a latitude is indulged . --
Jer .
Taylor .
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3 .
Extent or breadth of signification ,
application ,
etc .;
extent of deviation from a standard ,
as truth ,
style ,
etc .
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No discreet man will believe Augustine '
s miracles ,
in the latitude of monkish relations . --
Fuller .
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4 .
Extent ;
size ;
amplitude ;
scope .
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I pretend not to treat of them in their full latitude . --
Locke .
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5 . (
Geog .)
Distance north or south of the equator ,
measured on a meridian .
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6 . (
Astron .)
The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic .
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{
Ascending latitude }, {
Circle of latitude }, {
Geographical latitude },
etc .
See under {
Ascending }. {
Circle },
etc .
{
High latitude },
that part of the earth '
s surface near either pole ,
esp .
that part within either the arctic or the antarctic circle .
{
Low latitude },
that part of the earth '
s surface which is near the equator .
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Heliocentric \
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Heliocentrical \
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[
Helio -
centric ,
centrical :
cf .
F .
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liocentrique .]
(
Astron .)
pertaining to the sun '
s center ,
or appearing to be seen from it ;
having ,
or relating to ,
the sun as a center ; --
opposed to {
geocentrical }.
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{
Heliocentric parallax }.
See under {
Parallax }.
{
Heliocentric place }, {
latitude }, {
longitude },
etc . (
of a heavenly body ),
the direction ,
latitude ,
longitude ,
etc .,
of the body as viewed from the sun .
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151 Moby Thesaurus words for "
latitude ":
Antarctic Zone ,
Arctic Circle ,
Arctic Zone ,
Cartesian coordinates ,
Frigid Zones ,
Lambert conformal projection ,
Mercator projection ,
Miller projection ,
Torrid Zone ,
Tropic of Cancer ,
Tropic of Capricorn ,
Variable Zones ,
abscissa ,
aeronautical chart ,
air space ,
altitude ,
ample scope ,
amplitude ,
astronomical chart ,
atlas ,
azimuth ,
azimuthal equidistant projection ,
azimuthal projection ,
beam ,
blank check ,
breadth ,
broad gauge ,
broad -
mindedness ,
broadness ,
carte blanche ,
cartographer ,
cartography ,
celestial chart ,
celestial globe ,
chart ,
chorographer ,
chorography ,
clearance ,
climate ,
climatic chart ,
clime ,
conic projection ,
contour line ,
contour map ,
cylindrical coordinates ,
cylindrical projection ,
declination ,
distance across ,
ecumenicalism ,
ecumenicism ,
ecumenicity ,
ecumenism ,
elbowroom ,
equator ,
equator coordinates ,
expanse ,
extent ,
field ,
free course ,
free hand ,
free play ,
free scope ,
full scope ,
full swing ,
fullness ,
general reference map ,
globe ,
gnomonic projection ,
graphic scale ,
grid line ,
hachure ,
headroom ,
heliographic chart ,
horse latitudes ,
hydrographic chart ,
index ,
isoline ,
large -
mindedness ,
layer tint ,
leeway ,
legend ,
long rope ,
longitude ,
longitude in arc ,
maneuvering space ,
map ,
map maker ,
map projection ,
mapper ,
margin ,
meridian ,
no holds barred ,
noninsularity ,
open space ,
ordinate ,
parallel ,
photogrammetrist ,
photogrammetry ,
photomap ,
phototopography ,
physical map ,
play ,
polar coordinates ,
political map ,
polyconic projection ,
prime meridian ,
projection ,
range ,
relief map ,
representative fraction ,
right ascension ,
road map ,
roaring forties ,
room ,
room to spare ,
rope ,
scale ,
scope ,
sea room ,
sinusoidal projection ,
space ,
spacious mind ,
span ,
spare room ,
special map ,
spread ,
subtropics ,
swing ,
terrain map ,
terrestrial globe ,
the line ,
thematic map ,
tolerance ,
topographer ,
topographic chart ,
topography ,
transportation map ,
tropic ,
tropics ,
unbigotedness ,
unhideboundness ,
unparochialism ,
unprovincialism ,
way ,
weather chart ,
weather map ,
wide berth ,
wide -
mindedness ,
wideness ,
width ,
zone
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