a map of the world showing lines of latitude and longitude
located at a latitude of 40 degrees north
Madrid and New York City are on nearly the same latitude.
islands located at different latitudes
We weren't given much latitude in deciding how to do the job.
The judge has wide latitude to reject evidence for the trial.
Recent Examples on the WebSince then, arguably, a different kind of television has emerged and taken root, giving creative talent more latitude to decide the shelf life of their stories.—Brian Lowry, CNN, 1 July 2024 Photograph: Jemal Countess/Getty Images As if Big Tech weren’t powerful enough already, recent decisions by the Supreme Court will give some of the most valuable companies in the world more latitude to undermine the government’s ability to rein them in, according to legal experts WIRED spoke to.—Jordan Pearson, WIRED, 1 July 2024 By Tuesday, the hurricane center noted that conditions could shift, and a strong subtropical ridge that is expected to keep the storm at lower latitudes could lighten, allowing Beryl to inch into higher latitudes.—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 June 2024 Originating from the temperate deciduous forests of Eurasia, the little bird is now common in boreal coniferous forests at northern latitudes.—Anders Brodin, Scientific American, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for latitude
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin latitudin-, latitudo, from latus wide; akin to Old Church Slavonic postĭlati to spread
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