longitude

[ lon-ji-tood, -tyood ]

/ ˈlɒn dʒɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR longitude ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

Geography. 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.

Astronomy.

celestial longitude.
galactic longitude.

Origin of longitude

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin longitūdō length. See longi-, -tude

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH longitude

latitude, longitude

Words nearby longitude

longish, Long Island, Long Island iced tea, Long Island Sound, longissimus capitis muscle, longitude, longitude by account, longitudinal, longitudinal aberration, longitudinal coefficient, longitudinal dune

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Example sentences from the Web for longitude

The longitude between Queens and the Kremlin gave Channel One some latitude.
From Moscow to Queens, Down Sergei Dovlatov Way|Daniel Genis|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She likes to use "grand words" like latitude and longitude; her biggest fear is to appear "ignorant."
Alice, Bratty in Wonderland|Nicole LaPorte|February 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
They understood not the motion of the eighth sphear from West to East, and so conceived the longitude of the Stars invariable.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 1 of 3)|Thomas Browne
It lies in latitude 25 degrees south and longitude about 90 degrees west.
Edison's Conquest of Mars|Garrett Putnam Serviss

The timekeeper likewise made the longitude 18 degrees 47 minutes east.
A Voyage to the South Sea|William Bligh
Thus I demonstrated the latitude of my island; but now for the longitude.
Perseverance Island|Douglas Frazar
But longitude could not be determined with any degree of accuracy.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. Reilly

British Dictionary definitions for longitude

longitude

/ (ˈlɒndʒɪˌtjuːd, ˈlɒŋɡ-) /

noun

distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian at 0° measured by the angle between the plane of the prime meridian and that of the meridian through the point in question, or by the corresponding time differenceSee latitude (def. 1)

astronomy short for celestial longitude

Word Origin for longitude

C14: from Latin longitūdō length, from longus long 1

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Cultural definitions for longitude

longitude

[ (lon-juh-toohd) ]

A measurement, in degrees, of a place's distance east or west of the prime meridian, which runs through Greenwich, England. (Compare latitude.)

Scientific definitions for longitude

longitude

[ lŏn′jĭ-tōōd′ ]

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°. The distance of a degree of longitude is about 69 statute miles or 60 nautical miles (111 km) at the equator, decreasing to zero at the poles. Longitude and latitude are the coordinates used to identify any point on the Earth's surface. Compare latitude.

Celestial longitude.

单词	longitude
释义	longitude [ lon-ji-tood, -tyood ] / ˈlɒn dʒɪˌtud, -ˌtyud / SEE SYNONYMS FOR longitude ON THESAURUS.COM noun Geography. 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. Astronomy. celestial longitude. galactic longitude. Origin of longitude 1350–1400; Middle English <Latin longitūdō length. See longi-, -tude WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH longitude latitude, longitude Words nearby longitude longish, Long Island, Long Island iced tea, Long Island Sound, longissimus capitis muscle, longitude, longitude by account, longitudinal, longitudinal aberration, longitudinal coefficient, longitudinal dune Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for longitude The longitude between Queens and the Kremlin gave Channel One some latitude. From Moscow to Queens, Down Sergei Dovlatov Way\|Daniel Genis\|September 15, 2014\|DAILY BEAST She likes to use "grand words" like latitude and longitude; her biggest fear is to appear "ignorant." Alice, Bratty in Wonderland\|Nicole LaPorte\|February 28, 2010\|DAILY BEAST They understood not the motion of the eighth sphear from West to East, and so conceived the longitude of the Stars invariable. The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 1 of 3)\|Thomas Browne It lies in latitude 25 degrees south and longitude about 90 degrees west. Edison's Conquest of Mars\|Garrett Putnam Serviss The timekeeper likewise made the longitude 18 degrees 47 minutes east. A Voyage to the South Sea\|William Bligh Thus I demonstrated the latitude of my island; but now for the longitude. Perseverance Island\|Douglas Frazar But longitude could not be determined with any degree of accuracy. Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.\|S. A. Reilly British Dictionary definitions for longitude longitude / (ˈlɒndʒɪˌtjuːd, ˈlɒŋɡ-) / noun distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian at 0° measured by the angle between the plane of the prime meridian and that of the meridian through the point in question, or by the corresponding time differenceSee latitude (def. 1) astronomy short for celestial longitude Word Origin for longitude C14: from Latin longitūdō length, from longus long 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to longitude “Latitude” vs. “Longitude”Latitude and longitude got you twisted in knots? We're here to explain the difference between them, and how to read them correctly. Never get lost in a map again! READ MORE Words related to longitude period, breadth, term, mileage, span, diameter, stretch, section, space, portion, height, width, range, magnitude, limit, duration, radius, piece, segment, dimension Cultural definitions for longitude longitude [ (lon-juh-toohd) ] A measurement, in degrees, of a place's distance east or west of the prime meridian, which runs through Greenwich, England. (Compare latitude.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Scientific definitions for longitude longitude [ lŏn′jĭ-tōōd′ ] 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°. The distance of a degree of longitude is about 69 statute miles or 60 nautical miles (111 km) at the equator, decreasing to zero at the poles. Longitude and latitude are the coordinates used to identify any point on the Earth's surface. Compare latitude. Celestial longitude. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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longitude

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