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Meaning of longitude

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

longitude

Pronunciation:/-tʃuːd//ˈlɑndʒəˌtud/

noun

Definitions

  1. Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian.

  2. Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole.

  3. Length.