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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