lat
noun
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
lat
1 American
[laht]
/ lɑt /
noun
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lats,
plural
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lati
plural
lat
2
American
[lat]
/ læt /
noun
Informal.
lât
3
American
[laht]
/ lɑt /
noun
Architecture.
lat.
4
American
abbreviation
Lat.
5
American
abbreviation
Lat.
1
British
abbreviation
lat.
2
British
abbreviation
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of lat1
1920–25; < Latvian lats, equivalent to Lat ( vija ) Latvia + -s nominative singular noun ending
Origin of lat2
By shortening
Origin of lât3
First recorded in 1790–1800, lât is from the Hindi word lāṭ, lāṭh
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This year, left shoulder inflammation and a lat strain have kept him sidelined since April.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
McVay told reporters that Williams sustained an injury similar to a lat strain against the Jaguars and might not play against the Saints.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2025
Fellow reliever Gregory Santos has a lat injury that has kept him out all year as well.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
It included a lat pull-down, chest press, leg extensions, and cable-curl bar.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2023
She wondered about his lat workouts and his all-cash payments.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
It is situated in 7° 25' S. lat. and 151° 55' E. long. reckoning from the Paris meridian.
From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century by Léon Benett
N. lat. and 81 deg. and 88 deg.
From A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century by Duarte Barbosa
Its climate is balmy in spite of the lat.;
From The So-called Human Race by Bert Leston Taylor
On the 9th January, Bellinghausen reached 70° S. lat., and the next day discovered, in S. lat.
From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century by N. D'Anvers
There are Kariens as far south as 11° North lat. and there are Kariens as far north as 25° North lat.
From The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham
The medieval Lat. gunna is used of a garment of skin or fur.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
Trepidation, Lat., an astronomical T., a trembling, a passing.
From Notes and Queries, Number 84, June 7, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. by Various
The word comes into English through the O. Fr. cortine or courtine from the Late Lat. cortina.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
The word “hermit” is an adaptation through the O. Fr. ermite or hermite, from the Lat. form, eremite, of the Gr. ἐρεμίτης, a solitary, from ἐρημία, a desert.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
This word also appears in Fr. coq, and medieval Lat. coccus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
Listener chatter from Rebecca Vernon: Marisa lati for The Washington Post: “In a massive Chinese sinkhole, scientists find a secret forest”
From Slate ● May 26, 2022
Genitive of 'i'; frequently used as the accusative - e.g. cams tu lati, do you love her?
From Romano Lavo-Lil: word book of the Romany; or, English Gypsy language by George Henry Borrow
This compares with a pull-up, where your palms are facing outwards and your lats take the bulk of the strain.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
In 12 games with Buffalo, Jackson has been in on 22 tackles, recovered a fumble and enjoyed his first college career sack in a 30-27 overtime loss to Kent State lats month.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
They require nothing more than a bar, and engage at least a dozen muscles, from the lats all the way to the glutes.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2022
“I think a good punch starts from your feet,” Cosmi said, explaining that a solid base allows power to transfer from the ground to his lats to his hands.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2021
He was wiry, with developed deltoids and lats: possibly a rock climber, definitely not a weight-room guy.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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