latitudinal
Americanadjective
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Origin of latitudinal
1535–45; < Latin lātitūdin- (stem of lātitūdō ) latitude + -al 1
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The differences did not appear to follow a simple latitudinal or temperature-dependent pattern, but there were some important trends.
From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2024
"We'll ingest all of this longitudinal data and we'll do latitudinal analysis."
From Salon • Sep. 24, 2022
For example, a latitudinal cline is the decrease in temperature towards the Earth’s poles, and an altitudinal cline is the decrease in temperature with increase in altitude.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
When it comes to once-distinct visual languages that are in a continual state of cross-pollination and mutual influence, Smith is even more latitudinal.
From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2021
He failed, the diminution in his height being fully counterbalanced by the latitudinal extension of his elbows!
From Black Ivory by Pearson, Francis B.
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