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longitude

lon·gi·tude

UK/ˈlɒnd͡ʒɪtʃuːd/ US/ˈlɒŋɡɪtjuːd/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.

an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator

  • “all points on the same meridian have the same longitude”
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Origin

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French longitude, from Latin longitūdō (“length, a measured length”), from longus (“long”).

Phrases

  • celestial longitude
  • ecliptic longitude
  • longitude clock
  • prime meridian

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