Definition for celestial latitude - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	celestial latitude (ce¦les\|tial lati\|tude) noun Astronomy the angular distance of a point north or south of the ecliptic. Compare with declination (sense 1).		More words in this category accrete apsis beta corona 1 degenerate eta fix kappa Leonids Lynx meridian circle moonquake Norma Sculptor selenography selenology superior planet synodic period xi Nearby Words celery salt celery seed celesta celeste celestial celestial bamboo celestial equator celestial globe celestial horizon celestial latitude celestial longitude celestial mechanics celestial navigation celestial pole celestial sphere celibacy celibate Céline, Louis-Ferdinand cell