Latitude
noun
The distance of a place north or south of the Earth's equator, measured in degrees.
There is a big temperature difference between the latitudes near the equator and the latitudes near the poles.
Often appears as...
- geographical latitude
- latitude and longitude
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Geographical
noun
The amount of freedom given to someone to make decisions or act.
The local managers have a lot of latitude to run their own departments as they see fit.
Often appears as...
- wide latitude
- given latitude
noun
In photography, the range of exposure where a film or sensor can give a good image without being too bright or too dark.
Good quality film has a wide latitude, which makes it more forgiving of errors in exposure.
Often appears as...
- film latitude
- exposure latitude
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Technical
noun
The distance of a place north or south of the Earth's equator, measured in degrees.
There is a big temperature difference between the latitudes near the equator and the latitudes near the poles.
Often appears as...
- geographical latitude
- latitude and longitude
Usage tips
Geographical
noun
The amount of freedom given to someone to make decisions or act.
The local managers have a lot of latitude to run their own departments as they see fit.
Often appears as...
- wide latitude
- given latitude
noun
In photography, the range of exposure where a film or sensor can give a good image without being too bright or too dark.
Good quality film has a wide latitude, which makes it more forgiving of errors in exposure.
Often appears as...
- film latitude
- exposure latitude
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Geographical Measure
Think of latitude as rungs on a ladder (ladder-tude), stretching from the equator to the poles.
Uganda is located on a latitude close to the equator.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Longitude
Don't confuse latitude with longitude; latitude lines are horizontal and measure north or south.
The latitude of Sydney is about 34 degrees south.
Pro Tip 3/3Climate Zones
Latitudes are used to group Earth's climate zones, like the tropics or polar regions.
Countries at similar latitudes often share climate characteristics.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographical Measure
Think of latitude as rungs on a ladder (ladder-tude), stretching from the equator to the poles.
Uganda is located on a latitude close to the equator.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Longitude
Don't confuse latitude with longitude; latitude lines are horizontal and measure north or south.
The latitude of Sydney is about 34 degrees south.
Pro Tip 3/3Climate Zones
Latitudes are used to group Earth's climate zones, like the tropics or polar regions.
Countries at similar latitudes often share climate characteristics.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographical Measure
Think of latitude as rungs on a ladder (ladder-tude), stretching from the equator to the poles.
Uganda is located on a latitude close to the equator.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Longitude
Don't confuse latitude with longitude; latitude lines are horizontal and measure north or south.
The latitude of Sydney is about 34 degrees south.
Pro Tip 3/3Climate Zones
Latitudes are used to group Earth's climate zones, like the tropics or polar regions.
Countries at similar latitudes often share climate characteristics.
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See the Extreme Ice...
blowing around the southern part of the world it's giving you a test for what's going on in these latitudes and you can see the air and the climate changing through these glaciers this one that's the one that was taken over there all the deflation that may have occurred could just throw off what we're actually looking at but I think overall we're a
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The deadly genius of...
The only thing that the cartels are doing is that they're trying to protect their business. It's not only a multi-billion dollar market, but it's also a complex one. For example, the coca plant is a fragile plant that can only grow in certain latitudes, and so it means that a business model to address this market requires you to have
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A precise, three-word...
We thought, well, we could make a new system, but it shouldn't look like the old system. We agreed that addresses were bad. We knew we wanted something very precise, but GPS coordinates, latitude and longitude, were just too complicated. So we divided the world into three-meter squares.
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Sending Humans to Mars:...
And if you go to the high latitudes, it's super cold. - You know, the ultimate goal is to send humans. So what I'd like to know is what do you guys think in terms of the specialties? What kind of people should we be sending to Mars? - It's an important point to recognize that
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Killer Whales vs. Minke...
that we had with close encounters with polar bears and walruses and going into the polar icecap and everything else that we did when everybody's cameras were put away cards are full what do we find a rare sighting of killer whales in Svalbard rare sighting a high latitude
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Why the Arctic is...
The reduced temperature differences between the two regions may lead to slower jet stream winds and less linear atmospheric circulation in the middle latitudes, where most of the world's population lives. Many scientists are concerned that shifts in weather patterns
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A climate change...
into the atmosphere right now. I'm afraid there's even more bad news. This is a story of soils at high latitudes. Peatlands in polar environments store about a third of the global soil carbon reserves. These peatlands have a permanently frozen ground underneath,
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Mark Pagel: How language...
by their latitude and longitude, it literally draws a map of the world. Our modern world is communicating with itself and with each other more than it has at any time in its past. And that communication, that connectivity around the world,
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Nina Jablonski breaks...
by lots of sun. Epidemiologists and doctors have been very good about telling us about protecting our skin. What they haven't been so good about instructing people is the problem of darkly pigmented people living in high latitude areas,
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Eagles in the Snow PIPE...
about the same latitude there's the South of France there are people right now sitting on the beach in their bikinis well no sittin here pretty much hypothermic after two gut-wrenching hours we found
Video examples
See the Extreme Ice...
blowing around the southern part of the world it's giving you a test for what's going on in these latitudes and you can see the air and the climate changing through these glaciers this one that's the one that was taken over there all the deflation that may have occurred could just throw off what we're actually looking at but I think overall we're a
Video examples
The deadly genius of...
The only thing that the cartels are doing is that they're trying to protect their business. It's not only a multi-billion dollar market, but it's also a complex one. For example, the coca plant is a fragile plant that can only grow in certain latitudes, and so it means that a business model to address this market requires you to have
Video examples
A precise, three-word...
We thought, well, we could make a new system, but it shouldn't look like the old system. We agreed that addresses were bad. We knew we wanted something very precise, but GPS coordinates, latitude and longitude, were just too complicated. So we divided the world into three-meter squares.
Video examples
Sending Humans to Mars:...
And if you go to the high latitudes, it's super cold. - You know, the ultimate goal is to send humans. So what I'd like to know is what do you guys think in terms of the specialties? What kind of people should we be sending to Mars? - It's an important point to recognize that
Video examples
Killer Whales vs. Minke...
that we had with close encounters with polar bears and walruses and going into the polar icecap and everything else that we did when everybody's cameras were put away cards are full what do we find a rare sighting of killer whales in Svalbard rare sighting a high latitude
Video examples
Why the Arctic is...
The reduced temperature differences between the two regions may lead to slower jet stream winds and less linear atmospheric circulation in the middle latitudes, where most of the world's population lives. Many scientists are concerned that shifts in weather patterns
Video examples
A climate change...
into the atmosphere right now. I'm afraid there's even more bad news. This is a story of soils at high latitudes. Peatlands in polar environments store about a third of the global soil carbon reserves. These peatlands have a permanently frozen ground underneath,
Video examples
Mark Pagel: How language...
by their latitude and longitude, it literally draws a map of the world. Our modern world is communicating with itself and with each other more than it has at any time in its past. And that communication, that connectivity around the world,
Video examples
Nina Jablonski breaks...
by lots of sun. Epidemiologists and doctors have been very good about telling us about protecting our skin. What they haven't been so good about instructing people is the problem of darkly pigmented people living in high latitude areas,
Video examples
Eagles in the Snow PIPE...
about the same latitude there's the South of France there are people right now sitting on the beach in their bikinis well no sittin here pretty much hypothermic after two gut-wrenching hours we found
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Carole King
American Songwriter
Everybody understands friendship, and friendship is different than love - it's a different kind of love. Friendship has more freedom, more latitude. You don't expect your friend to be as you think your friend should be; you expect your friend just to love you as a friend.
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George Grey
New Zealander Leader
I remarked constantly, just at sunset, in these latitudes, that the eastern horizon was brilliantly illuminated with a kind of mock sunset. This in a short time disappeared, to be soon succeeded by another similar in character, but more faint.
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Lee R. Raymond
American Businessman
In every aspect of life, including the economic dimension, we are always challenged to do the right thing. In many cases in the market system, which allows a great deal of latitude for human choice, people can get carried away to excess.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
This is a perverse thing, personally, but I would rather be in the cycle where people are underestimating us. It gives us latitude to go out and make big bets that excite and amaze people.
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Ryan Zinke
American Politician
I would be in support of giving the military commanders more latitude in their rules of engagement rather than be restricted to the point we're tying someone's hands behind their back.
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Shiv Nadar
Indian Businessman
I was a very good student. But I didn't have the latitude to study more. I was never allowed to do anything cross-disciplinary. Why can't an engineering student learn physics?
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William H. Seward
American Statesman
It is the maintenance of slavery by law in a state, not parallels of latitude, that makes its a southern state; and the absence of this, that makes it a northern state.
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Susie Orbach
English Psychologist
Mothers unconsciously allow more latitude to sons, and open encouragement, and with daughters they treat them as they would treat themselves.
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John Cheever
American Writer
Good writers are often excellent at a hundred other things, but writing promises a greater latitude for the ego.
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Charles Lamb
English Critic
The teller of a mirthful tale has latitude allowed him. We are content with less than absolute truth.
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Carole King
American Songwriter
Everybody understands friendship, and friendship is different than love - it's a different kind of love. Friendship has more freedom, more latitude. You don't expect your friend to be as you think your friend should be; you expect your friend just to love you as a friend.
Quote examples
George Grey
New Zealander Leader
I remarked constantly, just at sunset, in these latitudes, that the eastern horizon was brilliantly illuminated with a kind of mock sunset. This in a short time disappeared, to be soon succeeded by another similar in character, but more faint.
Quote examples
Lee R. Raymond
American Businessman
In every aspect of life, including the economic dimension, we are always challenged to do the right thing. In many cases in the market system, which allows a great deal of latitude for human choice, people can get carried away to excess.
Quote examples
Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
This is a perverse thing, personally, but I would rather be in the cycle where people are underestimating us. It gives us latitude to go out and make big bets that excite and amaze people.
Quote examples
Ryan Zinke
American Politician
I would be in support of giving the military commanders more latitude in their rules of engagement rather than be restricted to the point we're tying someone's hands behind their back.
Quote examples
Shiv Nadar
Indian Businessman
I was a very good student. But I didn't have the latitude to study more. I was never allowed to do anything cross-disciplinary. Why can't an engineering student learn physics?
Quote examples
William H. Seward
American Statesman
It is the maintenance of slavery by law in a state, not parallels of latitude, that makes its a southern state; and the absence of this, that makes it a northern state.
Quote examples
Susie Orbach
English Psychologist
Mothers unconsciously allow more latitude to sons, and open encouragement, and with daughters they treat them as they would treat themselves.
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John Cheever
American Writer
Good writers are often excellent at a hundred other things, but writing promises a greater latitude for the ego.
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Charles Lamb
English Critic
The teller of a mirthful tale has latitude allowed him. We are content with less than absolute truth.
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