Word Meaning

latitude definition and meaning

n. Extent from side to side, or distance sidewise from a given point or line; breadth; width.
n. Room; space; freedom from confinement or restraint; hence, looseness; laxity; independence.
n. Extent or breadth of signification, application, etc.; extent of deviation from a standard, as truth, style, etc.
n. Extent; size; amplitude; scope.
n. Distance north or south of the equator, measured on a meridian.
n. The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.

Crossword clues for latitude

- ... and longitude
- Elbowroom
- Freedom that encircles the globe?
- Leeway
- Room to manoeuvre position in relation to the Equator
- Scope for action
- Scope for line of coordinates
- The measurement of distance north or south of the Equator