Breitengrad — meaning in English

English meaning

• latitude noun The angular distance of a place north or south of the equator.
• parallel adj Running alongside something else, always the same distance apart, never meeting.

Senses

Breitengrad is used for these senses in English:

• latitude (geography, astronomy, countable) The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.
• latitude (geography) An imaginary line (in the form of a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.
• parallel (geography) A line of latitude.

latitude — full definition

1. noun The angular distance of a place north or south of the equator.
2. noun Freedom to act or decide as one chooses; scope.

parallel — full definition

1. adj Running alongside something else, always the same distance apart, never meeting.
2. adj Similar or comparable in nature; happening at the same time.
3. noun A similarity or comparison between two things.
4. verb To be similar to or match something else.

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