geodetic latitude

American  

noun

1. the angle between the Earth's equator and an imaginary line perpendicular to the meridian of a designated point on Earth's surface.

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geodetic latitude Scientific  

/ jē′ə-dĕt′ĭk /

1. The angular distance between a point on the Earth's surface and the equator, using as the vertex the intersection with the equatorial plane of a perpendicular line drawn from the surface point.

2. Compare geocentric latitude

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