latitude

US: /ˈɫætəˌtud/
UK: /lˈætɪtjˌuːd/


English Vietnamese dictionary


latitude /'lætitju:d/
  • danh từ
    • độ vĩ; đường vĩ
      • in the latitude 40o N: ở độ vĩ 40 Bắc
    • ((thường) số nhiều) miền, vùng
      • high latitudes: vùng khí hậu ấm áp
    • bề rộng
    • phạm vi rộng, quyền rộng rãi
      • to allow the people great latitude in politics: cho nhân dân có quyền (hoạt động) rộng rãi về chính trị
      • to understand a problem in its proper latitude: hiểu vấn đề một cách đầy đủ toàn diện

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
1 (abbreviation lat.) [U] the distance of a place north or south of the EQUATOR (= the line around the world dividing north and south), measured in degrees
Compare: LONGITUDE
2 (latitudes) [pl.] a region of the world that is a particular distance from the EQUATOR: the northern latitudes
3 [U] ~ (in / for sth / to do sth) (formal) freedom to choose what you do or the way that you do it: They allow their children far too much latitude.

Collocation dictionary


1 geographical position

ADJ.

high, low | northern, southern | polar, temperate
These birds only survive in temperate latitudes.

VERB + LATITUDE

calculate, determine

PHRASES

a line of latitude

2 freedom

ADJ.

considerable, great

QUANT.

degree
Some degree of latitude is required in interpreting the law on this point.

VERB + LATITUDE

allow (sb), give sb

PREP.

~ for
This method allows very little latitude for error.
| ~ in
Nowadays, newspapers are allowed considerable latitude in criticizing the government.


Concise English dictionary


latitudes'lætɪtuːd /-tjuːd
noun
+the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
+freedom from normal restraints in conduct
+an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
+scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction