What is the difference between latitude and parallel?
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(geography, astronomy) The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.
(geography) An imaginary line (in fact a circle) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.
The relative freedom from restrictions; scope to do something.
(astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.
(photography) The extent to which a light-sensitive material can be over- or underexposed and still achieve an acceptable result.
* Wikipedia article on (exposure latitude)
Extent or scope; e.g. breadth, width or amplitude.
Equally distant from one another at all points.
* Hakluyt
Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".
* Addison
(hyperbolic geometry) said of a pair of lines:'' that they either do not intersect or they coincide
(computing) Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time
One of a set of parallel lines.
* Alexander Pope
Direction conformable to that of another line.
* Garth
A line of latitude.
An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.
Something identical or similar in essential respects.
* Alexander Pope
A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity.
(military) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.
(printing) A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines, used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page.
To construct or place something parallel to something else.
* Sir Thomas Browne
Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
To compare or liken something to something else.
To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, etc.
* Shakespeare
To equal; to match; to correspond to.
To produce or adduce as a parallel.
* Shakespeare
As nouns the difference between latitude and parallel
is that latitude is the angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point while parallel is one of a set of parallel lines.As an adjective parallel is
equally distant from one another at all points.As an adverb parallel is
with a parallel relationship.As a verb parallel is
to construct or place something parallel to something else.latitude
English
(wikipedia latitude)Noun
(en noun)- His parents gave him a great deal of latitude .
Usage notes
* When used to refer to distances or imaginary lines around a planet, latitude is relative to the Earth's Equator unless another planet is specified.Derived terms
* ascending latitude * circle of latitude * geographical latitude * high latitude * horse latitudes * low latitudeSee also
* longitude * zonalAnagrams
* altitude ----parallel
English
(wikipedia parallel)Adjective
(-)- The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel .
- revolutions parallel to the equinoctial
- The railway line runs parallel to the road.
- The two railway lines are parallel .
- When honour runs parallel with the laws of God and our country, it cannot be too much cherished.
Jos Leys — ''The hyperbolic chamber(paragraph 8)
- a parallel algorithm
Antonyms
* perpendicular, skew, serialNoun
(en noun)- Who made the spider parallels design, / Sure as De Moivre, without rule or line?
- lines that from their parallel decline
- The 31st parallel passes through the center of my town.
- None but thyself can be thy parallel .
- Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope
Antonyms
* perpendicular, skew (?)Verb
- The needle doth parallel and place itself upon the true meridian.
- His life is parallelled / Even with the stroke and line of his great justice.
- (Shakespeare)
- My young remembrance cannot parallel / A fellow to it.
- (John Locke)