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nounan imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
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"allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money"nounfreedom from normal restraints in conducttype of:
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nounscope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction
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nounthe angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itselftype of:
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- white of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets
- mi a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
- zone any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude
- mile a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
- gps a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver
- tropic either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics
- timberline line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes
- troposphere the lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high (depending on latitude)
- cetraria foliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes
- polar circle a line of latitude at the north or south poles