latitude

noun

1. 纬度
   the distance of a place north or south of the equator (= the line around the world dividing north and south) , measured in degrees
2. 纬度地区
   a region of the world that is a particular distance from the equator
   1. the northern latitudes
      北纬地区
3. 选择（做什么事或做事方式）的自由
   freedom to choose what you do or the way that you do it

1. N-VAR 纬度
   The latitude of a place is its distance from the equator.
   1. In the middle to high latitudes rainfall has risen steadily over the last 20-30 years.
      在过去二三十年里，中高纬度地区的降雨量持续增加。
   2. Latitude is also an adjective.
      
   3. The army must cease military operations above 36 degrees latitude north.
      在北纬36度以北地区，军队必须停止军事行动。
2. N-UNCOUNT 选择的自由；回旋余地
   Latitude is freedom to choose the way in which you do something.
   1. He would be given every latitude in forming a new government...
      他将可以不受任何限制地组建新政府。
   2. His status at the studio afforded him all the artistic latitude he could ask for.
      他在创作室的地位让他可以在艺术上自由探索。

1. In the middle to high latitudes rainfall has risen steadily over the last 20-30 years.
   在过去二三十年里，中高纬度地区的降雨量持续增加。
2. He would be given every latitude in forming a new government
   他将可以不受任何限制地组建新政府。
3. His status at the studio afforded him all the artistic latitude he could ask for.
   他在创作室的地位让他可以在艺术上自由探索。
4. He noted the latitude and longitude, then made a mark on the admiralty chart.
   他记下纬度和经度，然后在航海图上做了个标记。
5. Don't make rigid restrictions; allow a certain latitude.
   不要限得太死，要有点灵活性。
6. The file contains longitude and latitude data, recording the phone's coordinates along with a timestamp.
   这个文件包含有经纬度数据，记录了手机的坐标，还带有相应的时间戳。
7. Don't be so categorical& allow a little latitude.
   留点儿回旋余地，别把话说死了。
8. This anomaly may result from increases in snowfall in the higher latitude and therefore colder karakorams, where snow and ice are less vulnerable to small temperature increases.
   这种反常现象也许可以解释为：喀拉昆仑山脉地处高纬度地区，那里的降雪量在增加，气温也更冷，冰川受全球变暖的影响较小。
9. This city is close to the fortieth parallel of North latitude.
   这个城市靠近北纬40度。
10. A map canvas is created using the longitude and latitude that the API returns.
    然后它会使用API返回的经度和纬度创建一个地图画布。
11. This precision-tradeoff approach often captures latitude and longitude into ( Cartesian) tiers.
    这种在精确度上采取折衷的方法通常将纬度和经度封装到层中。
12. A simple regular expression is used to extract the latitude and longitude from the XML.
    使用简单的正则表达式从XML提取纬度和经度。
13. This data object merely wraps a pair of latitude and longitude values.
    数据对象只用来包装经度和纬度值对。
14. Almost all of these services will want a user's latitude and longitude as part of their input.
    这些服务都需要用户的经度和纬度作为输入。
15. All of the query-string parameters are hardcoded except the last two: latitude and longitude.
    所有查询字符串参数都是硬编码的，但最后两个除外：latitude和longitude。
16. The result is that this web service will return the longitude and latitude of the input address.
    最后此Web服务将返回输入地址的经度和纬度。
17. The response includes a latitude and longitude ( plus a great many other bits of interesting information).
    该响应包括纬度和经度（加了大量其他有趣信息）。
18. The coordinate values represent latitude and longitude: "geographic" coordinates, not projected ones.
    坐标值代表纬度和经度：“地理”坐标，不是投影坐标。
19. Latitude and longitude numbers have a reasonable upper and lower bound for North America.
    对于北美而言，经度和纬度数字有一个合理的上下限。
20. The latitude and longitude system is probably the best known way to designate geographic coordinates.
    经纬度系统可能是最为人熟知的地理坐标设计方法。
21. The map even includes lines of latitude and longitude.
    这张地图甚至包含了经线和纬线。
22. Each point on Earth is specified by geographic latitude and longitude.
    地球上每一点都可以用地理纬度和经度来确定。
23. Position of the sun which varies with time of the year, time of the day and the latitude.
    太阳的位置，这随每日和每年不同的时间及纬度的高低而变化。
24. Sea of japan. they're giving longitude and latitude.
    日本海，他们在给经度和纬度。
25. Any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude.
    根据气候和纬度大概划分的地理带中的任何一个。
26. The expansions of conformal latitude in map projection are studied in this paper.
    对地图投影学中经常遇到的等量纬度正反解展开式进行了新的研究。
27. Severe low temperatures vary with latitude, elevation, and distance from the ocean;
    严寒低温随纬度、海拔和距海洋远近的不同而不同。
28. We assumed longitude and latitude.
    我们假设是经度和纬度。
29. Y So, you use maybe longitude and latitude; that's x and y.
    可以使用经度和纬度作为x和。

noun

1. scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought

2. the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself

3. an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator

   Synonym:    line of latitudeparallel of latitudeparallel

4. freedom from normal restraints in conduct
   1. the new freedom in movies and novels
   2. allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money