colatitude

[ koh-lat-i-tood, -tyood ]

noun

, Astronomy, Navigation.

1. the complement of the latitude; the difference between a given latitude and 90°.

colatitude

/ kəʊˈlætɪˌtjuːd /

noun

1. astronomy nautical the complement of the celestial latitude

Word History and Origins

Origin of colatitude¹

First recorded in 1780–90; co- + latitude