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longitude
[ lon-ji-tood, -tyood ]
noun
- Geography. angular distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured by the angle contained between the meridian of a particular place and some prime meridian, as that of Greenwich, England, and expressed either in degrees or by some corresponding difference in time.
- Astronomy.
longitude
/ ˈlɒndʒɪˌtjuːd; ˈlɒŋɡ- /
noun
- 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 See latitude
- astronomy short for celestial longitude
longitude
/ ŏ′ĭ-ٴ̅̅′ /
- A measure of relative position east or west on the Earth's surface, given in degrees from a certain meridian, usually the prime meridian at Greenwich, England, which has a longitude of 0°. The distance of a degree of longitude is about 69 statute miles or 60 nautical miles (111 km) at the equator, decreasing to zero at the poles. Longitude and latitude are the coordinates used to identify any point on the Earth's surface.
- Compare latitude
- Celestial longitude.
longitude
- A measurement, in degrees , of a place's distance east or west of the prime meridian , which runs through Greenwich , England . ( Compare latitude .)
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of longitude1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of longitude1
Example Sentences
Gibson has been a guest on her show, revealing his love of haggis and fudge and how he has the latitude and longitude coordinates of his home town - Prestwick in Scotland - tattooed on his shoulder.
They also found that the aurora spanned about 1200 km in longitude, consisted of three separated structures, and ranged in altitude from 400-900 km.
Ciulla pulled together quadrangle maps, rectangular maps that cover a set amount of latitude and longitude and were mapped at a scale where one inch represents 2000 feet.
Stretching 5000km along the Indian Ocean's 90-degree east longitude and nearly matching the length of North America's Rocky Mountains, the ridge offers crucial new insights into the movement of the Earth's tectonic plates.
At 105 degrees West longitude, an active satellite might see a piece of junk come within 50km of its position up to four times a day.
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