latitude

noun6

1. •
   The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.

   • The oat is hardier than wheat, and ripens in higher latitudes. — 1880
2. •
   The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.
3. •
   The extent to which a light-sensitive material can be over- or underexposed and still achieve an acceptable result.
4. •
   Extent or scope; e.g. breadth, width or amplitude.
5. •
   (figurative) The relative freedom from restrictions; scope to do something.

   • His parents gave him a great deal of latitude.
6. •
   An imaginary line (in the form of a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.

   • snow showers in the northerly latitudes