lat¹

[laht]

noun, plural lats, la·ti

[lah-tee] /ˈlɑ ti/.

a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.

Origin of lat¹

1920–25; < Latvian lats, equivalent to Lat(vija) Latvia + -s nominative singular noun ending

lat²

[lat]

noun Informal.

latissimus dorsi.

Origin of lat²

by shortening

lât

[laht]

noun Architecture.

(in India) a monolithic stamba.

Origin of lât

First recorded in 1790–1800, lât is from the Hindi word lāṭ, lāṭh

lats

[lats]

plural noun Informal.

latissimus dorsi muscles.

Origin of lats

by shortening

lat.

latitude.

Lat.

Latin.

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Examples from the Web for lat

Contemporary Examples

Dozens of midpriced items were embedded with similarly aggressive markups, like $283.00 for a “CHEST, PA AND LAT 71020.”
How Hospital Administrators Hide the Umbrella
Megan McArdle
February 22, 2013

Historical Examples

I find we are just where we were before we left, in 80 15 lat.
The Field of Ice
Jules Verne
I never did, and I never will hit a lassie, lat her kill me!'
Heather and Snow
George MacDonald
Dinna lat him suffer for my ignorance, whether I be to blame for 't or no.
Heather and Snow
George MacDonald
About noon Tom got an observation, and found that we were in lat.
The Last Voyage
Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
At noon we had run 120 miles under sail, and were then in lat.
The Last Voyage
Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey

British Dictionary definitions for lat

lat.

abbreviation for

latitude

Lat.

abbreviation for

Latin

lats

noun plural lati (ˈlætiː)

the standard monetary unit of Latvia, divided into 100 santimi

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lat in Medicine

LATS

abbr.

long-acting thyroid stimulator

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lat2

Origin of lat2

lât

Origin of lât

lats

Origin of lats

lat.

Lat.

Examples from the Web for lat

Contemporary Examples

Dozens of midpriced items were embedded with similarly aggressive markups, like $283.00 for a “CHEST, PA AND LAT 71020.”

Historical Examples

I find we are just where we were before we left, in 80 15 lat.

I never did, and I never will hit a lassie, lat her kill me!'

Dinna lat him suffer for my ignorance, whether I be to blame for 't or no.

About noon Tom got an observation, and found that we were in lat.

At noon we had run 120 miles under sail, and were then in lat.

lat.

Lat.

lats

LATS

lat¹

Origin of lat¹

lat²

Origin of lat²