Meaning Of The Word Longitude

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Longitude Meaning

Longitude Definition
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What's The Definition Of Longitude?

longitude
variable noun: The longitude of a place is its distance to the west or east of a line passing through Greenwich. Compare latitude.

longitude in American English
length
noun: 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

longitude in British English
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

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