longitude
IPA: ɫˈɑndʒʌtud
noun
- (geography) Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian.
- (geography, astronomy) Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole.
- (archaic) Length.
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Examples of "longitude" in Sentences
- It is the latitude and longitude of the gallery.
- The ice is not evenly distributed across the longitudes.
- The longitude is in the range and the latitude is in the range.
- Could you please add the latitude and longitude of the village
- What is the longitude of the central meridian between brackets
- The order of the elements is the latitude, the longitude and the altitude.
- Perhaps the latitude, longitude and elevation are incorrect in the article.
- The measurement of longitude is important to both cartography and navigation.
- Fixing the infobox appears to be matter of putting the latitude and longitude.
- The latitude and longitude of the location where the data were taken is stated.
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