Uk English Meaning of longitude
longitude
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Definitions and Meaning of longitude in English
longitude (n)
the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
longitude (n.)
Length; measure or distance along the longest line; -- distinguished from breadth or thickness; as, the longitude of a room; rare now, except in a humorous sense.
The distance in degrees, reckoned from the vernal equinox, on the ecliptic, to a circle at right angles to the ecliptic passing through the heavenly body whose longitude is designated; as, the longitude of Capella is 79
The arc or portion of the equator intersected between the meridian of a given place and the meridian of some other place from which longitude is reckoned, as from Greenwich, England, or sometimes from the capital of a country, as from Washington or Paris. The longitude of a place is expressed either in degrees or in time; as, that of New York is 74
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longitude
the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at GreenwichLength; measure or distance along the longest line; -- distinguished fro
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longish => longish, longirostres => Long-billed, longirostral => long-billed, longirosters => Long-beaked, longiroster => Long-billed,
