LATITUDINAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does latitudinal mean? 

• LATITUDINAL (adjective)
  The adjective LATITUDINAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to latitudes north or south

  Familiarity information: LATITUDINAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LATITUDINAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to latitudes north or south

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

latitude (the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself)

Derivation:

latitude (the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself)

latitude (an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator)

 Context examples 

There is no sign of the latitudinal bands or zone and belts that we are used to — this image is hardly recognizable as Jupiter.

(Jupiter's North Pole Unlike Anything Encountered in Solar System, NASA)