🌍latitude

Meaning

The angular distance north or south of the equator; also freedom or scope to act.

the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator; freedom to act or think

Example Sentences

The city lies at a high latitude close to the Arctic Circle.

The GPS device showed our exact latitude and longitude coordinates on the map.

Example Expressions

broad latitude

Synonyms

parallel, position, freedom, scope, leeway, range, coordinate

Entry 1

parallel, position, freedom, scope, leeway

Entry 2

freedom, scope, range, coordinate

Antonyms

restriction, limitation, longitude, constraint

Entry 1

restriction, limitation

Entry 2

longitude, restriction, limitation, constraint

Collocations

latitude and longitude, high latitude, broad latitude, northern latitude

Entry 1

latitude and longitude, high latitude, broad latitude, northern latitude

Entry 2

high latitude, northern latitude, latitude and longitude