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longitude
noun lon·gi·tude \ˈlän-jə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd, British also ˈläŋ-gə-\
: distance measured in degrees east or west from an imaginary line (called the prime meridian) that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole and that passes through Greenwich, England
: an imaginary line that circles the Earth at a particular longitude
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a : angular distance measured on a great circle of reference from the intersection of the adopted zero meridian with this reference circle to the similar intersection of the meridian passing through the object b : the arc or portion of the earth's equator intersected between the meridian of a given place and the prime meridian and expressed either in degrees or in time
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archaic : long duration
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Origin of LONGITUDE
Middle English, from Latin longitudin-, longitudo, from longus
First Known Use: 14th century
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longitude
noun lon·gi·tude \ˈlän-jə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\
Definition of LONGITUDE for Kids
: distance measured in degrees east or west of an imaginary line that runs from the north pole to the south pole and passes through Greenwich, England
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