n.
Pronunciation: ' la-t ə - ˌ tüd, - ˌ tyüd
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin latitudin-, latitudo, from latus wide; akin to Old Church Slavic post ĭ lati to spread
Date: 14th century
1 archaic : extent or distance from side to side : WIDTH
2 : angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: as a : angular distance north or south from the earth's equator measured through 90 degrees b : angular distance of a celestial body from the ecliptic c : a region or locality as marked by its latitude
3 a : SCOPE , RANGE b : the range of exposures within which a film or plate will produce a negative or positive of satisfactory quality
4 : freedom of action or choice <students are allowed considerable latitude in choosing courses>
– lat · i · tu · di · nal \ ˌ la-t ə - ' tüd-n ə l, - ' tyüd-; - ' tü-d ə -n ə l, - ' tyü- \ adjective
– lat · i · tu · di · nal · ly adverb
latitude 2a: hemisphere marked with parallels of latitude