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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30 April 2024

NURSE

(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”


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