latitude

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

lati·tude [latitude latitudes] BrE [ˈlætɪtjuːd] NAmE [ˈlætɪtuːd] noun
1. (abbr.lat.)uncountable the distance of a place north or south of the ↑equator (= the line around the world dividing north and south), measured in degrees
compare ↑longitude
2. latitudesplural a region of the world that is a particular distance from the ↑equator
•the northern latitudes
3. uncountable (formal)freedom to choose what you do or the way that you do it
Syn: ↑liberty
see also ↑leeway

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin latitudo ‘breadth’, from latus ‘broad’.

Example Bank:
•Nowadays, newspapers are allowed considerable latitude in criticizing the government.
•Some degree of latitude is required in interpreting the law on this point.
•Their managers enjoy wide latitude to make hiring decisions.
•These birds only survive in temperate latitudes.
•This method allows very little latitude for error.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  line of latitude, parallel of latitude, parallel