noun
: the angle between the plane of the earth's equator and the line perpendicular to the standard spheroid at a given point on the earth's surface — compare terrestrial latitude
noun
: the angle between the plane of the earth's equator and the line perpendicular to the standard spheroid at a given point on the earth's surface — compare terrestrial latitude
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012