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noun
- 1. the angular distance of a place east or west of the Greenwich meridian, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes: "at a longitude of 2° W"
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longitude. noun. lon· gi· tude ˈlän-jə-ˌt (y)üd. : distance measured by degrees or time east or west from the prime meridian. the longitude of New York is 74 degrees or about five hours west of Greenwich.
Longitude (/ ˈ l ɒ n dʒ ɪ tj uː d /, AU and UK also / ˈ l ɒ ŋ ɡ ɪ-/) is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east–west position of a point on the surface of the Earth, or another celestial body.
Jun 16, 2024 · Latitude and longitude, coordinate system by means of which the position or location of any place on Earth’s surface can be determined and described. Latitude is a measurement of location north or south of the Equator. Longitude is a similar measurement east or west of the Greenwich meridian.
Oct 19, 2023 · Longitude is measured by imaginary lines that run around Earth vertically (up and down) and meet at the North and South Poles. These lines are known as meridians. Each meridian measures one arc degree of longitude. The distance around Earth measures 360 degrees.
A measure of relative position east or west on the Earth's surface, given in degrees from a certain meridian, usually the prime meridian at Greenwich, England, which has a longitude of 0°.
LONGITUDE definition: 1. the distance of a place east or west of an imaginary line between the North Pole and the South…. Learn more.
LONGITUDE meaning: 1. the distance of a place east or west of an imaginary line between the North Pole and the South…. Learn more.
LONGITUDE meaning: 1 : distance measured in degrees east or west from an imaginary line (called the prime meridian) that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole and that passes through Greenwich, England; 2 : an imaginary line that circles the Earth at a particular longitude.
angular distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured by the angle contained between the meridian of a particular place and some prime meridian, as that of Greenwich, England, and expressed either in degrees or by some corresponding difference in time. 2. Astronomy. a. See celestial longitude. b.
noun. /ˈlɒŋɡɪtjuːd/, /ˈlɒndʒɪtjuːd/. /ˈlɑːndʒɪtuːd/. [uncountable] (abbreviation long.) the distance of a place east or west of the Greenwich meridian, measured in degrees. the longitude of the island. compare latitude. Extra Examples.
