geodetic latitude

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geodetic latitude [¦jē·ə¦ded·ik ′lad·ə‚tüd]

(geodesy)

Angular distance between the plane of the equator and a normal to the spheroid; a geodetic latitude differs from the corresponding astronomical latitude by the amount of the meridional component of station error. Also known as geographic latitude; topographical latitude.

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