latitude
der Breitengrad, die Breitengrade
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latitude
The geographical latitude of a place, expressed in degrees. It describes how far north or south of the equator a place is.
Aus dem Stand der Sterne bestimmte der Seefahrer den Breitengrad seiner Position.
The navigator determined the latitude of his position from the positions of the stars.
parallel of latitude
An imaginary circle around the Earth that runs parallel to the equator and connects places at the same geographical latitude.
Der 50. Breitengrad verläuft durch Mainz.
The 50th parallel of latitude runs through Mainz.
in these latitudes
In a particular geographical region, especially with reference to its climate. This figurative use usually appears in the plural.
In unseren Breitengraden können Bananenstauden meist nicht im Freien überwintern.
In our latitudes, banana plants generally cannot survive the winter outdoors.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Breitengrade |
| genitive | des Breitengrads |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Breitengrad | die Breitengrade |
| accusative | den Breitengrad | die Breitengrade |
| dative | dem Breitengrad | den Breitengraden |
| genitive | des Breitengrads des Breitengrades | der Breitengrade |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
When referring to geographical position, 'Breitengrad' (latitude) is often used with verbs such as 'bestimmen' (to determine), 'messen' (to measure), or 'angeben' (to specify). It is often accompanied by a number with 'Grad' (degrees) and the direction 'nördlich' (north) or 'südlich' (south).
Mit modernen Geräten lässt sich der Breitengrad eines Schiffes genau bestimmen.
Modern instruments can determine a ship's latitude precisely.
When 'Breitengrad' (parallel of latitude) refers to an imaginary circle around the Earth, it is often preceded by an ordinal number. Typical sentence patterns are 'auf dem … Breitengrad liegen' (to lie on the … parallel of latitude) and 'der … Breitengrad verläuft durch …' (the … parallel of latitude runs through …).
Mehrere Inseln liegen auf demselben Breitengrad.
Several islands lie on the same parallel of latitude.
The figurative meaning appears particularly often in the fixed expressions 'in unseren Breitengraden' (in our latitudes) or 'in diesen Breitengraden' (in these latitudes). In this use, 'Breitengrade' (latitudes) is normally plural and refers to a region with its typical climatic conditions.
In diesen Breitengraden beginnt der Frühling oft erst im April.
In these latitudes, spring often does not begin until April.
