longitude

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

meridian

channel

duration

height

length

lengthwise

life

line of longitude

long

pass through

tallness

time

⌚

warp

ecliptic longitude

degree of longitude

astronomical longitude

celestial longitude

astronomic longitude

Translations

longitude

longitudine

longitud

longitude

Länge

Längengrad

γεωγραφικό μήκος

boylam

lengte

geographische Länge

longitud

μήκος

longitùdine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɒnɡɪtjuːd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -

In summary

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