latitude

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈlætɪtjuːd/|/ˈlætɪtʃuːd/|/ˈlatɪtʃʉwd/    美 /ˈlætɪtud/|/ˈlætətjud/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point. countable
    — The oat is hardier than wheat, and ripens in higher latitudes.
  2. An imaginary line (in the form of a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator. countable,uncountable
    — snow showers in the northerly latitudes
  3. The relative freedom from restrictions; scope to do something. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — His parents gave him a great deal of latitude.
  4. The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic. countable,uncountable
  5. The extent to which a light-sensitive material can be over- or underexposed and still achieve an acceptable result. countable,uncountable
  6. Extent or scope; e.g. breadth, width or amplitude. countable,uncountable

词形变化

latitudes plural

词汇关系

衍生词
ascending latitude circle of latitude colatitude geolatitude heliolatitude high latitude high-latitude horse latitudes interlatitudinal isolatitude lat/lon latitude by account latitudinal low latitude low-latitude middle latitude mid-latitude midlatitude palaeolatitude paleolatitude
相关词
northing zonal

词源

Borrowed into Middle English from Old French latitude, from Latin lātitūdō (“breadth, width, latitude”), from lātus (“broad, wide”), from older stlātus. Possibly related with lateral, though this is uncertain.
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