latitude (【Noun】how far north or south a place is ) Meaning, Usage, and Readings

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"latitude" Meaning

latitude

/ˈlætɪtuːd/

Noun

how far north or south a place is

"latitude" Example Sentences

Sweden doesn't get a lot of sunlight in the winter because of its northern latitude.

The city of Calgary in Canada is at the same latitude as London.

"latitude" Related Lesson Material

Later, longitude and latitude were used to name tropical cyclones, but these were difficult to understand and say.

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(Alice had no idea what Latitude was, or Longitude either, but thought they were nice grand words to say.)

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The researchers defined a mentally stimulating job as one that includes demanding tasks and “high job decision latitude” — meaning employees have the power to make decisions and a lot of control over their work.

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The researchers defined a mentally stimulating job as one that includes demanding tasks and "high job decision latitude" — meaning employees have the power to make decisions and a lot of control over their work.

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Despite the election result, the Japanese public remains divided over Abe's proposal to allow the military more latitude to counter potential threats from countries like North Korea and China, and to support allies like the United States.

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Let me see: that would be four thousand miles down, I think–' (for, you see, Alice had learnt several things of this sort in her lessons in the schoolroom, and though this was not a very good opportunity for showing off her knowledge, as there was no one to listen to her, still it was good practice to say it over) ' – yes, that's about the right distance – but then I wonder what Latitude or Longitude I've got to?'

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