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latitude and longitude — Coordinate system by which the position or location of any place on the Earth s surface can be determined and described. Latitude is a measurement of location north or south of the Equator. Lines of latitude are known as parallels, or parallels… … Universalium
latitude — i. The angular distance from the equator to a point, measured northward or southward along a meridian through that point. It is measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds and is annotated N or S, according to whether the point lies north or south… … Aviation dictionary
latitude band — An area bounded between two parallels of latitude around the earth. See latitude … Aviation dictionary
Latitude — This article is about the geographical reference system. For other uses, see Latitude (disambiguation). Map of Earth Longitude (λ) Lines of longitude appear vertical with varying curvature in this projection, but are actually halves of great… … Wikipedia
Parallels — Parallel Par al*lel, a. [F. parall[ e]le, L. parallelus, fr. Gr. ?; para beside + ? of one another, fr. ? other, akin to L. alius. See {Alien}.] 1. (Geom.) Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
middle latitude — noun : the latitude of the point situated midway on a north and south line between two parallels * * * the latitude of the point that is midway between two parallels on the same side of the equator. Also called mean latitude. [1700 10] … Useful english dictionary
Limiting parallels — Limit Lim it (l[i^]m [i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Limited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Limiting}.] [F. limiter, L. limitare, fr. limes, limitis, limit; prob. akin to limen threshold, E. eliminate; cf. L. limus sidelong.] To apply a limit to, or set a limit … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Degree of latitude — Degree De*gree , n. [F. degr[ e], OF. degret, fr. LL. degradare. See {Degrade}.] 1. A step, stair, or staircase. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By ladders, or else by degree. Rom. of R. [1913 Webster] 2. One of a series of progressive steps upward or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Circle of latitude — Map of Earth Longitude (λ) Lines of longitude appear vertical with varying curvature in this projection, but are actually halves of great ellipses, with identical radii at a given latitude. Latitude (φ) Lines of latitude appear … Wikipedia
Limiting parallels — Parallel Par al*lel, n. 1. A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc. [1913 Webster] Who made the spider parallels design, Sure as De Moivre, without rule or line ? Pope.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
