Longitude in English dictionary

  • longitude

    Meanings and definitions of "Longitude"

    • Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian.
    • Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole.
    • noun
      (geography)
      Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian.
    • noun
      (geography, astronomy)
      Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole.
    • noun
      (archaic)
      Length.
    • angular distance
    • imaginary line through North Pole and South Pole
    • 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.
    • noun
      the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich

    Synonyms of "Longitude" in English dictionary

    Another word for "Longitude" in the English thesaurus is angular distance.

    Antonyms of "Longitude" in English dictionary

    latitude is the antonym of "Longitude" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Longitude

    • longitude ( plural  longitudes)
    • longitude (plural longitudes)
  • Longitude

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