单词 | longitude |
释义 | lon·gi·tude (lŏnji-td′, -tyd′, lôn-) n. 1. Angular distance on the earth's surface, measured east or west from the Prime Meridian at Greenwich, England, to the meridian passing through a position, expressed in degrees (or hours), minutes, and seconds. 2. Celestial longitude. [Middle English, length, a measured length, fromOld French, fromLatinlongitūdō, longitūdin-, fromlongus, long; see del-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] longitude |
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