longitude (redirected from Longitudes)

lon·gi·tude  (lnj-td, -tyd, lôn-)

n.

1. Angular distance on the earth's surface, measured east or west from the prime meridian at Greenwich, England, to the meridian passing through a position, expressed in degrees (or hours), minutes, and seconds.

2. Celestial longitude.

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[Middle English, length, a measured length, from Old French, from Latin longitd, longitdin-, from longus, long; see del-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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longitude

Noun

distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian at 0° [Latin longitudo length]

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longitude  (lnj-td) 1. A measure of relative position east or west on the Earth's surface, given in degrees from a certain meridian, usually the prime meridian at Greenwich, England, which has a longitude of 0°. The distance of a degree of longitude is about 69 statute miles or 60 nautical miles (111 km) at the equator, decreasing to zero at the poles. Longitude and latitude are the coordinates used to identify any point on the Earth's surface. Compare latitude. 2. Celestial longitude.

longitude

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

longitude - the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich angular distance - the angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer; "he recorded angular distances between the stars"

Translations

longitude [ˈlɔŋgɪtjuːd] n → longitud f

longitude [ˈlɔŋgɪtjuːd] n → longitude f

longitude [ˈlɔŋgɪtjuːd] long n → Länge f

longitude [ˈlɔŋgɪtjuːd] n → longitudine f

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longitude

n longitude [ˈloŋgitjuːd]

the distance, measured in degrees on the map, that a place is east or west of a standard north-south line, usually that which passes through Greenwich What is the latitude and longitude of that town?lengtegraadخَط الطّولгеографска дължинаzeměpisná délkalængde; længdegradgeographische Längeγεωγραφικό μηκόςlongitudpikkuskraadطول جغرافیاییpituusastelongitudeקַו אוֹרֶך גֵיאוֹגרָפִיदेशांतर, रेखाशंzemljopisna dužina(földrajzi) hosszúsággaris lintanglengdlongitudine経度경도ilguma(ģeogr.) garumsgarisan bujurlongitudelengdedługość geograficznalongitudelon­gitudineдолгота(zemepisná) dĺžkazemljepisna dolžinageografska dužinalongitud, längdgradเส้นแวงboylam經度довготаکسی معلومہ مقام مثلا گرینچ کے نصف النہار سے مشرق یا مغرب کی جانب زاویائی فاصلہkinh độ经度

adj ˌlongiˈtudinal

in die lengteطوليдължиненdélkovýpå langslängen-...διαμήκηςlongitudinalpikkus(e)-وابسته به طول جغرافیاییpituus-, pitkittäinenlongitudinalאוֹרכִּיदेशान्तर, रेखांuzdužnihosszantimenurut garis lintanglengdar-longitudinale経度の길이의, 세로의, 경도의išilginis, ilgumasgarenisks; (ģeogr.) garuma-garisan bujurin de lengtelangsgående, lengde-podłużnylongitudinallongitudinalпродольный;относящийся к долготеdĺžkovýdolžinskidužinskilängsgående, längd-ตามยาวboylamsal, boylama ait經度的подовжнійلمبائی سے متعلقthuộc về kinh độ经度的

adv ˌlongiˈtudinally

longitudinaalطوليّاًпо дължинаdélkověpå langs; på den lange ledlängsκατά μήκοςlongitudinalmentepikutiدر طول جغرافیاییpitkittäinlongitudinalementעַל פִּי קַווֵי אוֹרֶךuzdužno(földrajzi) hosszúságot illetőensecara melintangá lengdinalongitudinalmente縦に길이로, 세로로išilgaigareniski; (ģeogr.) garumāmembujurin de lengtepå langs, langsetterpodłużnielongitudinalmentelongitudinalв длину; по долготеdĺžkovopo dolžinidužinskilängsgående, på längdenตามยาวboylamasına, uzunlamasına縱向в довжинуطولاtính theo kinh độ纵向