colatitude

[ koh-lat-i-tood, -tyood ]
/ koʊˈlæt ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /

noun Astronomy, Navigation.

the complement of the latitude; the difference between a given latitude and 90°.

Origin of colatitude

First recorded in 1780–90; co- + latitude

Words nearby colatitude

colada, colamine, colander, colat., colatina, colatitude, colbath, colbert, colby, colcannon, colchester

British Dictionary definitions for colatitude

colatitude
/ (kəʊˈlætɪˌtjuːd) /

noun

astronomy nautical the complement of the celestial latitude