latitude : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: latitude	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
latitude n the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself freedom from normal restraints in conduct; "the new freedom in movies and novels"; "allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money" an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator Synonym(s): latitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude, parallel scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Latitude \Lat"itude\, 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. Provided the length do not exceed the latitude* above one third part. --Sir H. Wotton. 2. Room; space; freedom from confinement or restraint; hence, looseness; laxity; independence. In human actions there are no degrees and precise natural limits described, but a latitude is indulged. --Jer. Taylor. 3. Extent or breadth of signification, application, etc.; extent of deviation from a standard, as truth, style, etc. No discreet man will believe Augustine's miracles, in the latitude of monkish relations. --Fuller. 4. Extent; size; amplitude; scope. I pretend not to treat of them in their full latitude. --Locke. 5. (Geog.) Distance north or south of the equator, measured on a meridian. 6. (Astron.) The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic. {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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Heliocentric \He`liocen"tric\, Heliocentrical \He`liocen"tric"al\, a. [Helio- + centric, centrical: cf. F. h[82]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. {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.