longitude

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Pronunciation

• (British, Aus, New Zealand) IPA: /ˈlɒnɡɪtjuːd/, /ˈlɒn(d)ʒɪtjuːd/ (More traditional) IPA: /-tʃuːd/ (Yod Coalescence)
• (America) IPA: /ˈlɑndʒəˌtud/

Noun

longitude

1. (geography) Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian.
2. (geography, astronomy) Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole.
3. (archaic) Length.

Synonyms

• (half of a great circle) meridian

Translations

• French: longitude
• German: Länge, geographische Länge
• Italian: longitudine
• Portuguese: longitude
• Russian: долгота́
• Spanish: longitud

Translations

• French: longitude
• Italian: longitudine
• Portuguese: longitude
• Russian: меридиа́н
• Spanish: longitud

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