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latitude
  1. (astronomy) The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.
  2. (geography) An imaginary line (in fact a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.
  3. The relative freedom from restrictions; scope to do something.
  4. (astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.
  5. (photography) The extent to which a light-sensitive material can be over- or underexposed and still achieve an acceptable result.
  6. Extent or scope; e.g. breadth, width or amplitude.
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  8. Examples:
    1. “This implies that the job has been designed to require a wide range of qualifications and to offer considerable leeway or latitude in deciding what to do and how to do it.”
      “Bill subjects physicians to criminal proceedings but gives hospital associations complete latitude to interfere with the practice of physicians.”
      “The President is given ample latitude and authority under the Constitution on matters dealing with domestic affairs.”
latitudes
  1. plural of latitude
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “In the contemporary ocean, cysts tend to be most abundant in seas of temperate latitudes.”
      “Further research using this approach in the high southern latitudes is underway.”
      “At the mid-latitudes, the winds are called the westerlies, and at the highest latitudes, the winds are called the polar easterlies.”
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