COLATITUDE

Etymology

Noun

colatitude (plural colatitudes)

(astronomy) The complement, in spherical coordinates, of a latitude (the difference between a latitude and 90°).

Source: Wiktionary


Co*lat"i*tude (; 134), n. Etym: [Formed like cosine. See Cosine.]

Definition: The complement of the latitude, or the difference between any latitude and ninety degrees.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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