"latitude" meaning in French

See latitude in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /la.ti.tyd/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-latitude.wav Forms: latitudes [plural]
Etymology: From Latin lātitūdō (“breadth, width, latitude”), from lātus (“broad, wide”), from older stlātus. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|lātitūdō||breadth, width, latitude}} Latin lātitūdō (“breadth, width, latitude”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} latitude f (plural latitudes)
  1. expansion, breadth Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-latitude-fr-noun-~3-D32K7
  2. (geography) the distance from a place to the equator measured in degrees on the meridian; parallel viewing Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Geography
    Sense id: en-latitude-fr-noun-o2uOrwex Topics: geography, natural-sciences
  3. (by extension) Different areas under a given temperature due to their greater or lesser distance from the equator Tags: broadly, feminine
    Sense id: en-latitude-fr-noun-4YXVUcj6
  4. (astronomy) the angle with a plane parallel to the ecliptic, the straight line that passes through a heavenly body and a particular centre on this plane Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-latitude-fr-noun-FGaSdMMy Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 14 19 23 43 1 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  5. freedom Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-latitude-fr-noun-E7H37Fvq

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