colatitude

co·lat·i·tude

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koh-lat-i-tood, -tyood]
- /koʊˈlæt ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koh-lat-i-tood, -tyood]
- /koʊˈlæt ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/

Definitions of colatitude word

noun colatitude the complement of the celestial latitude 3
noun colatitude the complement of the latitude 3
noun colatitude the complement of the latitude; the difference between a given latitude and 90°. 1
noun colatitude The complement of the latitude; the difference between latitude and 90 °. 1
noun colatitude (astronomy) The complement, in spherical coordinates, of a latitude (the difference between a latitude and 90°). 0

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Origin of colatitude

First appearance:

before 1780

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1780-90; co- + latitude

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Parts of speech for Colatitude

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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colatitude popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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