longitude

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Conceitos

longitude

duração

continuidade

Linhas de longitude

Longitude

Sinônimos

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

Traduções

longitude

longitudine

longitud

Länge

Längengrad

γεωγραφικό μήκος

boylam

lengte

geographische Länge

longitud

μήκος

longitùdine

azimuth

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈlɒnɡɪtjuːd/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de inglês médio: -

In summary

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