Definition longitude in American English

longitude noun

[countable/uncountable] noun

/ˈlɑndʒɪˌtud/

the distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian (=an imaginary line from the top of the Earth to the bottom) in England, measured in degrees and minutes. Latitude is the distance north or south of the equator.

Synonyms and related words

the Antarctic Circle the Arctic Circle the date line

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