English-Italian translations for latitude

• latitudine
  In Scozia, nonostante la nostra latitudine nordica, il problema è serio e urgente. In Scotland, despite our northern latitude, this is a serious and pressing issue.
  La delimitazione delle aree da proteggere è definita nella proposta della Commissione in base al criterio dei gradi di longitudine e di latitudine. The delimitation of the areas to be protected is defined in the Commission’s proposal by the criterion of degrees of longitude and latitude.
  Non sono i chilometri quadrati, la longitudine, la latitudine o il PIL pro capite a definire l'importanza dei paesi rispetto all'interesse comune, l'interesse europeo. It is not square kilometres, longitudes, latitudes and per capita GDP that determine how important countries are to the common interest, the European interest!
• latitudine di posa

Definition of latitude

• The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point
• The relative freedom from restrictions; scope to do something
• The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic
• Extent or scope; e.g. breadth, width or amplitude

Examples

• His parents gave him a great deal of latitude.

Related words

• platitude
• mid-latitudes
• colatitude
• circle of latitude
• line of latitude
• northern latitude
• southern latitude
• degree of latitude
• horse latitudes