longitude

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Sinonieme

line of longitude

ecliptic longitude

degree of longitude

astronomical longitude

celestial longitude

astronomic longitude

Vertalings

γεωγραφικό μήκος

boylam

geographische Länge

μήκος

longitùdine

Frekwensie

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈlɒnɡɪtjuːd/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

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

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