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Longitude

see synonyms of longitude

Noun

1. longitude

the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Longitude

see synonyms of longitude
noun
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
latitude (sense 1)
2. astronomy short for celestial longitude

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Longitude

see synonyms of longitude
noun
1. 
length
2. 
distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured as an arc of the equator (in degrees up to 180° or by the difference in time) between the meridian passing through a particular place and a standard or prime meridian, usually the one passing through Greenwich, England
3.  see celestial longitude Astronomy

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Longitude

see synonyms of longitude
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.

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