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单词 longitude
释义

longitude /lonˈji-tūd or longˈgi-/

noun
  1. The arc of the equator between the meridian of a place and a standard meridian (usu that of Greenwich) expressed in degrees East or West
  2. (also celestial longitude) the arc of the ecliptic between a star's circle of latitude and the first point of Aries or vernal equinox (21 March), measured eastwards (astronomy)
  3. Length
ORIGIN: L longitūdō, -inis length, from longus long

longitūdˈinal adjective

  1. Relating to longitude
  2. Lengthways

longitūdˈinally adverb

longitudinal wave noun (acoustics)

A wave in which the particles are displaced in the direction of advance of the wave

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