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latitudinal
1. Of or pertaining to breadth or latitude; in the direction of latitude or crosswise.
2. The angular distance north or south from the earth's equator measured through 90 degrees.
3. An angular distance of a celestial body from the ecliptic.
4. A region or locality as marked by its latitude.
2. The angular distance north or south from the earth's equator measured through 90 degrees.
3. An angular distance of a celestial body from the ecliptic.
4. A region or locality as marked by its latitude.
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(Greek: inclination, slope; the [supposed] slope of the earth from the equator towards the poles; hence, the latitudinal zone of the earth and prevailing weather in a given zone)
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latitudinal band
In cartography, or maps, any latitukdinal strip, designated by accepted units of linear or angular measurements, which circumscribe the earth.
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