latitude

The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.

The oat is hardier than wheat, and ripens in higher latitudes.

Far from the center of Shang civilization, Wu-ch'eng is located well south of the Yangtze at approximately the same latitude as Ch'ang-sha in the west and Wen-chou in the east.

An imaginary line (in the form of a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.

The relative freedom from restrictions; scope to do something.

His parents gave him a great deal of latitude.

"Love!" ejaculated the Comtesse; "And so throw away the chances of a life upon a month of honey!—I say a month, which is allowing a latitude tenderness never took...

The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.

The extent to which a light-sensitive material can be over- or underexposed and still achieve an acceptable result.