geodetic latitude

[ jē′ə-dĕt′ĭk ]

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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. Compare geocentric latitude.

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Words nearby geodetic latitude

geodesic, geodesic dome, geodesic line, geodesy, geodetic, geodetic latitude, geodetic longitude, geodetic survey, geodetic surveying, Geodimeter, geodome

How to use geodetic latitude in a sentence

Normally at high latitude you feel really unwell, but I drank it and felt rejuvenated.
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A judge there would have wide latitude in sentencing and could send the colonel to prison.
Commando Colonel Accused of Exposing his Lover to HIV|Jacob Siegel|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The longitude between Queens and the Kremlin gave Channel One some latitude.
From Moscow to Queens, Down Sergei Dovlatov Way|Daniel Genis|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The NSA might gain additional latitude when the software it wants to exploit is no longer supported by its parent company.
Is the NSA Hiding Another Heartbleed?|Joshua Kopstein|May 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

To be sure, this is fiction, and we must give the screenwriters wide latitude.
‘Generation War’ Lets World War II Germans Off Too Easily|Jack Schwartz|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It succeeds best in a deep rich loam in a climate ranging from forty to fifty degrees of latitude.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The French navigator, De Pages, passed the 81st degree of north latitude, in an attempt to reach the pole.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Between 1° and 2°, or 3° North latitude, frequent changes in the weather are very common.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
From 2° to 3° South latitude the wind is very irregular, and frequently excessively violent.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
Between 10° and 20° South latitude we again met with very peculiar prevalent winds.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer