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L0241600 (lŏn′jĭ-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′, 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, from Old French, from Latin longitūdō, longitūdin-, from longus, long; see del- in Indo-European roots.]

longitude

(ˈlɒndʒɪˌtjuːd; ˈlɒŋɡ-) n1. (Physical Geography) 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 difference. See latitude¹2. (Astronomy) astronomy short for celestial longitude[C14: from Latin longitūdō length, from longus long¹]

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(ˈlɒn dʒɪˌtud, -ˌtyud)

n. 1. angular distance east or west on the earth's surface, as measured, usu. in degrees, from the meridian of some particular place to the prime meridian at Greenwich, England. 2. the angular distance of a celestial point from the great circle that is perpendicular to the ecliptic at the vernal equinox, measured through 360° eastward parallel to the ecliptic. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin longitūdō length. See longi-, -tude]

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(lŏn′jĭ-to͞od′) Distance east or west on the Earth's surface, measured 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 (111 kilometers) or 60 nautical miles at the equator, narrowing to zero at the poles. Longitude and latitude are the coordinates used to identify any point on the Earth's surface. Compare latitude.

longitude

Location east or west of the prime meridian.

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Noun

longitude - the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwichangular distance - the angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer; "he recorded angular distances between the stars"

Translations

经度

longitude

(ˈloŋgitjuːd) noun the distance, measured in degrees on the map, that a place is east or west of a standard north-south line, usually that which passes through Greenwich. What is the latitude and longitude of that town?经度ˌlongiˈtudinal adjective经度的ˌlongiˈtudinally adverb纵向地

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(lŏn`jĭto͞od'), angular distance on the earth's surface measured along any latitude line such as the equator east or west of the prime meridianprime meridian,
meridian that is designated zero degree (0°) longitude, from which all other longitudes are measured. By international convention, it passes through the site of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England; for this reason, it is sometimes called the Greenwich
..... Click the link for more information. . A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line on the earth's surface from pole to pole; two opposite meridians form a great circle dividing the earth into two hemispheres. By international agreement, the meridian passing through the original site of the Royal Greenwich ObservatoryRoyal Greenwich Observatory,
astronomical observatory established in 1675 by Charles II of England at Greenwich and known as the Royal Observatory. It moved during 1948–57 to Herstmonceux Castle, Sussex; with the completion of the move, the observatory was renamed, and the
..... Click the link for more information. at Greenwich, England, is designated the prime meridian, and all points along it are at 0° longitude. All other points on the earth have longitudes ranging from 0° to 180°E or from 0° to 180°W. Except where it is changed to account for populated areas, the international date lineinternational date line,
imaginary line on the earth's surface, generally following the 180° meridian of longitude, where, by international agreement, travelers change dates.
..... Click the link for more information. lies along the 180° meridian. Meridians of longitude and parallels of latitudelatitude,
angular distance of any point on the surface of the earth north or south of the equator. The equator is latitude 0°, and the North Pole and South Pole are latitudes 90°N and 90°S, respectively.
..... Click the link for more information. together form a grid by which any position on the earth's surface can be specified. The term longitude is also used in various celestial coordinate systems (see ecliptic coordinate systemecliptic coordinate system,
an astronomical coordinate system in which the principal coordinate axis is the ecliptic, the apparent path of the sun through the heavens. The ecliptic poles are the two points at which a line perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic through the
..... Click the link for more information. ).

longitude

1. Short for celestial longitude. See ecliptic coordinate system. 2. Short for galactic longitude.

See galactic coordinate system.

Longitude

(religion, spiritualism, and occult)

Longitude (properly called terrestrial longitude) refers to the distance of a given location east or west of 0° longitude (which runs through Greenwich, England, where the system of latitudes and longitudes was worked out in its present form). The expression “celestial longitude” refers to the angular distance (distance measured in degrees and minutes of an arc) that a planet or other celestial body is located east of 0° Aries. The numbers beside planets in a horoscope, which express their position in terms of a certain number of degrees and minutes of a particular sign, are celestial longitudes.

Longitude

one of the coordinates in a number of the systems of spherical coordinates that determine the position of points on the earth’s surface (geographic coordinates), the celestial sphere (celestial coordinates), and the surfaces of the sun, moon, and planets (heliographic coordinates, selenographic coordinates, and planetographic coordinates).

A distinction is made between astronomical and geodetic longitudes for the earth, depending upon the method of determination. Astronomical longitude on the earth’s surface equals the difference between the local time (mean solar or sidereal) at the point to be determined and the time at the prime (Greenwich) meridian (universal time) from astronomical observations, and depends upon the direction of the perpendicular line (normal to the geoid) at the given point. By international convention, this longitude is considered positive to the west, and in the USSR predominantly to the east, from 0° to 360° (or, as measured by a clock, from 0 to 24 hours). Geodetic longitude is determined by geodetic measurements (for example, by triangulation) from a certain reference point (in the USSR, from the Pulkovo Observatory) to the given point, and depends upon the direction of the normal at the point to the accepted reference ellipsoid. With the introduction of uniform ephemeris time in 1960, ephemeris longitude was established as well; this longitude is calculated from the meridian lying 1.002738ΔT seconds to the east of Greenwhich, where ΔT is the difference between the ephemeris time and universal time. In the middle of the second half of the 20th century, ΔT is close to 40 seconds of time, which corresponds to 10 minutes of arc. One of the coordinates in the ecliptic system of celestial coordinates is also called astronomical longitude.

A. A. MIKHAILOV

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[′län·jə‚tüd] (geodesy) Angular distance, along the Equator, between the meridian passing through a position and, usually, the meridian of Greenwich.

longitude

The shorter angular distance east or west of the Greenwich Meridian, measured in the plane of the equator. It is expressed in degrees, minutes, and seconds and is annotated E or W, according to whether the point lies east or west of the prime meridian (Greenwich Meridian). As the plane of the Greenwich Meridian bisects the earth, the longitude cannot be greater than 180° east or west.

longitude

1. 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 difference 2. Astronomy short for celestial longitude

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The east/west location on earth. For details of latitude/longitude positioning, see latitude.

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