Latitude

//ˈlæt.ɪ.tud//

"Latitude" in a Sentence (14 examples)

Tasmania is on the 40 degrees South latitude.

Please give me some latitude this time.

The net gravitational field at any point on the surface of the earth is the sum of the gravitational fields of all the masses in the universe; hence it displays diurnal and seasonal variations and variations with the phases of the moon and Jupiter; and those variations vary with latitude: if you live far from the poles, you weigh more at night.

That many of the areas of the world with high ranges of tides are in the areas of Alaska, Canada, and northern Europe has created a misconception that the range of tide increases with increasing latitude (as one moves farther from the equator and closer to the poles). This is incorrect.

A nautical mile is based on the circumference of the earth, and is equal to one minute of latitude.

Going forward from thence, he digged another well, for which they contended not; therefore he called the name thereof, Latitude, saying: Now hath the Lord given us room, and made us to increase upon the earth.

Algeria is at the same latitude as Washington DC.

Please give us some latitude this time.

Alex Jarrett discovered that he lived within a few kilometers of the place where the 43 degree north latitude line crosses the 72 degree west longitude line.

The move gives authorities greater latitude to forcibly restrict public gatherings and enforce quarantines on those with the virus.

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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.

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...

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